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vacation

/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun, verb3 syllables

Vacation means: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.

Synonyms for vacation16

noun, as in leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

holiday

verb, as in spend or take a vacation

holiday

also used for vacation

departure, moveout, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, leave, leave of absence, pause, recess, time away, time off, vac, vaca, vacay

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What does vacation mean?3

noun

1

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure“we get two weeks of vacation every summer”

2

the act of making something legally void

verb

1

spend or take a vacation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with vacation?60

two syllables

stationnation
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for vacation, grouped by syllable

Vacation in a sentence

  • It took years of saving, but their seagoing vacation come true at last.unknown
  • She is never online, even during her vacation.tinacalysto
  • She would have come willingly, but she was on vacation.Shoyren
  • I went on vacation, and my plants are still alive.Source_VOA
  • When your stomach is busy, digesting a big meal your brain takes a vacation.Source_Benedict_1921
  • While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog.CK
  • I like the mountains around here a lot, and come often for vacation.halfb1t
  • I can't get sick now, my vacation starts tomorrow!Olya

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Forms of vacation

as a noun

plural
vacations

as a verb

past tense
vacationed
present participle
vacationing
third-person singular
vacations
past participle
vacationed