Week (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Workweek

Hypernyms

• Work Time

Meaning ²

A period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• I'm going to the beach for a week in July and I'm really looking forward to it.
• The week before Christmas is always the busiest time of year for retailers.
• She has a big project due at the end of the week and is working late every night to finish it.
• The new restaurant is offering a discount for customers who dine there every day of the week.
• The weather forecast says it's going to rain every day this week, so I'm not planning on doing much outdoors.

Synonyms

• Calendar Week

Hypernyms

• Period
• Period Of Time

Related Words

• Weekly (adjective)

Meaning ³

Any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Hebdomad

Hypernyms

• Period
• Period Of Time

Hyponyms

• Passion Week
• Rag Week
• Shivah
• Shibah

Related Words

• Weekly (adjective)