Holiday vs Relax - What's the difference?
holiday | relax |
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.
A period taken off work or study for travel or leisure.
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To take a period of time away from work or study.
(British) To spend a period of time for travel.
To calm down.
To make something loose.
* Milton
To become loose.
To make something less severe or tense.
To become less severe or tense.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
* Jonathan Swift
(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
To relieve (something) from stress.
(dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
As a proper noun holiday
is .As a verb relax is
to calm down.holiday
English
(wikipedia holiday)Noun
(en noun)- Today is a Wiccan holiday !
Synonyms
* (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed''): feast day (''celebratory religious event ) * (day declared free from work by the government ): Bank Holiday (UK), national holiday * (period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure ): leave, time off * (period taken off work or study for travel ): vacation (US)Derived terms
* bank holiday * busman's holiday * go on holiday * high days and holidays * holiday season * holiday-maker, holidaymaker * holidayer * public holiday * summer holidayVerb
(en verb)References
Anagrams
* 1000 English basic wordsrelax
English
Verb
(es)- to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews
- Horror all his joints relaxed .
- to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours
- The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
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- Amusement relaxes the mind.
- An aperient relaxes the bowels.