Christmas
- noun
- /ˈkrɪs·məs/
:
época navideña
- We decorated the house to make it more festive for Christmas this year.
I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
- I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
- Once saying on a Christmas album with Josh Groban.
- Don't touch yourself at Christmas, what are you doing?
Examples
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I actually think I like Christmas Eve more.
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But the thing that I've done every Christmas was you open gifts.
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My mom had bought stuff for last Christmas and lost it.
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This is the last Christmas that I will spend.
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You know, last Christmas I gave you my heart.
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It's time for Christmas for you and for me.
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It is my first Christmas with my new man.
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We've come to the Christmas market, got some food.
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Cheers to our first Christmas Eve as fiances.
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That means there's only six days to Christmas, doesn't it?
Synonyms
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1.0
A time around Christmas when people celebrate and give gifts
22
3.7
A Christmas season from December 24 to January 6
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7.4
The Christmas season around late December and early January
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9.6
The festive time from late December to early January with old traditions
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8.8
The time from December 24 to January 6 when people celebrate Christmas
Idioms
- Informal
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8.3
Very excited and happy like a child who gets presents
A decision that harms the people who make it, such as agreeing to lower pay
Compounds
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1.0
A large sock that children hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill with small gifts at Christmas
2
2.5
A rich sweet cooked with dried fruit and spices and served at Christmas in Britain
- Archaic
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2.4
A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
- Australian
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8.0
An Australian tree with bright yellow-orange flowers seen in December
- Literature
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8.4
A claim that some people are trying to stop public Christmas celebrations
A plant with many large pink flowers that blooms in winter and people keep indoors
- Australian
A plant with bell-shaped orange or red flowers that bloom around Christmas
- Australian
An Australian small tree or bush with bright red flowers used as a Christmas decoration
A houseplant from Brazil with flat stem sections and pink or purple flowers that bloom in winter
- Specialized
A rare bleeding disorder that people have from birth because their blood lacks a clotting protein called factor IX
- Specialized
A protein in the blood that helps blood form clots and stop bleeding
A plant with red leaves like a poinsettia that people use to decorate at Christmas
An evergreen plant with spiny leaves and red berries used to decorate homes at Christmas
A plant with white or pale purple rose-like flowers that bloom in winter often near Christmas
A low, soft green plant with creeping stems often used to make Christmas wreaths
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Christmas originally came from Cristes mæsse, meaning 'Christ's mass' or a church service for Christ. That's why Christmas can also mean the whole holiday season from December 24 to January 6.