CHRISTMAS

Pronunciation (US):

• CHRISTMAS (noun)
  The noun CHRISTMAS has 2 senses:

1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

  Familiarity information: CHRISTMAS used as a noun is rare.

• CHRISTMAS (verb)
  The verb CHRISTMAS has 1 sense:

1. spend Christmas

  Familiarity information: CHRISTMAS used as a verb is very rare.

• CHRISTMAS (noun)

Meaning:

Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Yuletide; Yule; Noel; Christmastime; Christmastide; Christmas

Hypernyms ("Christmas" is a kind of...):

season (a recurrent time marked by major holidays)

Meronyms (parts of "Christmas"):

Boxing Day (first weekday after Christmas)

Holonyms ("Christmas" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)

Dec; December (the last (12th) month of the year)

Meaning:

A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Christmas Day; Dec 25; Xmas; Christmas

Hypernyms ("Christmas" is a kind of...):

quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)

feast day; fete day (a day designated for feasting)

holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)

legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)

Holonyms ("Christmas" is a part of...):

Dec; December (the last (12th) month of the year)

• CHRISTMAS (verb)

Meaning:

Spend Christmas

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

We were christmassing in New York

Hypernyms (to "christmas" is one way to...):

pass; spend (pass (time) in a specific way)

Sentence frames:

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