has gloss | (noun) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" day |
lexicalization | eng: day |
subclass of | (noun) a day reckoned from midnight to midnight civil day, calendar day |
| Note: 7 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
has subclass | (noun) in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union Admission Day |
has subclass | (noun) a day designated for planting trees Arbor Day |
has subclass | (noun) the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 Cinco de Mayo |
has subclass | (noun) the day on which university degrees are conferred degree day, commencement day |
has subclass | (noun) anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot November 5 |
has subclass | (noun) the day designated for inauguration of the United States President January 20, Inauguration Day |
has subclass | (noun) the name of the day that is added during a leap year leap day, February 29, bissextile day |
has subclass | (noun) the day of a victory Victory Day, V-day |
has subclass | (noun) a day on which university students hold a rag rag day |
has subclass | (noun) the day on which you receive pay for your work payday |
has subclass | (noun) a day for outdoor athletic competition field day |
has subclass | (noun) (military) a day for military exercises and display field day |
has subclass | (noun) a fixed day for holding a public market market day |
has subclass | (noun) eve of May Day Walpurgis Night |
has subclass | (noun) the last day of the year New Year's Eve, December 31 |
has subclass | (noun) the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th Tet |
has subclass | (noun) a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover" holiday |
has subclass | (noun) if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter Groundhog Day, February 2 |
has subclass | (noun) the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered February 12, Lincoln's Birthday |
has subclass | (noun) a day for the exchange of tokens of affection St Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Valentine Day, February 14, Saint Valentine's Day |
has subclass | (noun) Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836 Texas Independence Day, March 2 |
has subclass | (noun) the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes April Fools', April Fools' day, All Fools' day |
has subclass | (noun) a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries Pan American Day, April 14 |
has subclass | (noun) the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 Patriot's Day |
has subclass | (noun) observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor First of May, May 1, May Day |
has subclass | (noun) second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
has subclass | (noun) the 3rd Saturday in May Armed Forces Day |
has subclass | (noun) celebrated in southern United States June 3, Davis' Birthday, Jefferson Davis' Birthday |
has subclass | (noun) commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777 June 14, Flag Day |
has subclass | (noun) US: third Sunday in June Father's Day |
has subclass | (noun) celebrated in the United States Citizenship Day, September 17 |
has subclass | (noun) US: the 4th Friday in September American Indian Day |
has subclass | (noun) a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations October 24, United Nations Day |
has subclass | (noun) the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve, Halloween |
has subclass | (noun) a day commemorating a saint saint's day |
has subclass | (noun) the night before Midsummer Day Midsummer Eve, St John's Night, St John's Eve, Midsummer Night, June 23 |
has subclass | (noun) an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed speech day |
has subclass | (noun) a day set aside for doing household laundry washing day, washday |
has subclass | (noun) the day of a wedding wedding day |
has subclass | (noun) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) day of remembrance, anniversary |