week — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any period of seven consecutive days.

   Synonyms

   sevennightsennighthebdomad

   Examples

   I am here for one week.

   More examples (3)

   Holonyms: megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

   Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day, weekday < weekend

   Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.

   Some of the same areas hit by tornadoes just a little over a week ago are expecting severe storms again Monday afternoon and evening.

2. A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.

3. A period of five days beginning with Monday.

4. A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.

   Examples

   A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

5. A date seven days after (sometimes before) the specified day.

   Examples

   I'll see you Thursday week. [a week on Thursday, i.e. Thursday after next]

   The wedding is tomorrow week. [a week tomorrow, i.e. in eight days' time]

Interjection

1. The squeal of a pig.

   Examples

   And ho, ho, ho, went Mister Pig, and week, week, week, went she; […]

   […] his head came a-top of one of a litter of young pigs that happened at that moment to be foraging about: week! week! week! week! week! cried little piggy.

Noun

1. any period of seven consecutive days

   Synonyms

   hebdomad

   Broader terms

   time periodperiod of timeperiod

   Examples

   it rained for a week

2. hours or days of work in a calendar week

   Synonyms

   workweek

   Broader terms

   work time

   Examples

   they worked a 40-hour week

3. a period of seven consecutive days (usually reckoned to be from Sunday to Saturday, or from Monday to Sunday)

   Synonyms

   calendar week

   Broader terms

   time periodperiod of timeperiod