weekend
weekend
Definition
week·end (wēk′end′)
noun
the period from Friday night or Saturday to Monday morning; end of the week
adjective
of, for, or on a weekend
intransitive verb
to spend the weekend (at or in a specified place)
long weekend
a weekend plus one or two days before or after
weekend
Synonyms
weekend
n.
weekend
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- spend: Now normally the prospect of spending a weekend in a caving hut would fill mortals with fear.
- organize: Join the growing band of UK Owners and benefit from organized technique weekends, lake and river tours, and racing where available.
- exclude: This is 48 hours but excludes weekends, Bank holidays and other times when we are closed.
- enjoy: Maximize Stag Weekends ensures your stag party will enjoy a fantastic stag weekend in Leeds.
Adjective modifier
- last: The island's annual Fell Race takes place on the last weekend in May.
- fantastic: Maximize Stag Weekends ensures your stag party will enjoy a fantastic stag weekend in Leeds.
- coming: The railroad closes after this coming weekend for maintenance, and to prepare for the Santa Specials.
- brilliant: Had a brilliant weekend, even the biblical style downpours on saturday couldnt dampen my enthusiasm.
- busy: Posted by mr mackenzie on 17/11/03 [ Link ] busy weekend I was really late home from work on Friday.
- residential: Mrs Chaplin Year 8 Visit to Little Canada, Isle of Wight This year 70 students enjoyed this residential activity weekend.
Modifies a noun
- break: Oxford - January 2006 A group of 40 carers went away for a weekend break to Oxford.
- retreat: The trust has run weekend retreats for all staff, to build on knowledge and develop morale to achieving this transformational goal.
- trip: April 2007 Long weekend A long weekend trip to The Lake District or Scotland.
- warrior: We predict that the number of Hard-core climbers will grow faster than the number of Weekend warriors.
Noun used with modifier
- stag: Top Five Pubs You Must Visit The quality of a stag weekend depends a lot on the quality of the pubs.
- hen: Great ideas can be found for days out, adventure holidays, stag and hen weekends and corporate events.
- holiday: Third: I'm in london next weekend ( the back holiday weekend ).
- bank: There will be pottery-making demonstrations over the bank holiday weekend with a children's clay table on Sunday and Monday.
- opening: The opener was warm, and the opening weekend seen cool temps hit right on time.
- gala: Photos from the gala weekend on:- Telford Steam Railroad external Photo Gallery website.
weekend Quotes
Tryas one may to stress the cultural and historical role of the placeit still conveys one overwhelmingly powerful image to your average Englishman: the dirty weekend.
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