missout
sick leave
absenteeism
out sick
leave-taking
compassionate leave
employless
bull week
leavetime
off the clock
hooky
absentia
punch out
clock off
clock out
leave of absence
leave
downsize
dutilessness
catch up with
make up
layoff
AWOL
idleness
bosslessness
idling
unwork
furlough
loafing
office hours
unstaffed
vacation
call off
jobless
workerless
leaveism
dodge the column
nonresignation
paternity leave
staffless
odd job
pass
slack
parental leave
on the wallaby track
no-call-no-show
retirement
short-staffing
joblessly
off day
absentee
maternity leave
scrimshank
idle
respite
unoccupied
out-of-school
break
time out
cut
out of work
day release
recess
bisque
nonemploying
get lost
tradefallen
unemployed
faineance
absence
overtime
vacate
miss
at liberty
laziness
holiday
indolence
subbing
resting
bossless
substituting
fainaigue
firing
liberation
laborless
sack
dismission
dutiless
dismissal
discharge
release
sacking
tenurelessness
out sick
employless
AWOL
unstaffed
jobless
workerless
staffless
idle
unoccupied
out-of-school
out of work
nonemploying
tradefallen
unemployed
resting
bossless
laborless
dutiless
joblessly
missout
sick leave
absenteeism
leave-taking
compassionate leave
bull week
leavetime
hooky
absentia
leave of absence
leave
dutilessness
layoff
idleness
bosslessness
idling
unwork
furlough
loafing
office hours
vacation
leaveism
nonresignation
paternity leave
odd job
pass
parental leave
no-call-no-show
retirement
short-staffing
off day
absentee
maternity leave
respite
break
time out
day release
recess
bisque
faineance
absence
overtime
laziness
indolence
subbing
substituting
firing
liberation
sack
dismission
dismissal
discharge
release
sacking
tenurelessness
punch out
clock off
clock out
downsize
catch up with
make up
call off
dodge the column
slack
scrimshank
cut
get lost
vacate
miss
holiday
fainaigue
noun
noun
- the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
- permission to do something
- the act of departing politely
verb
- go away from a place
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- act or be so as to become in a specified state
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- move out of or depart from
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- produce as a result or residue
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- put into the care or protection of someone
- leave or give by will after one's death
- have left or have as a remainder
- be survived by after one's death
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- leave behind unintentionally
noun
noun
- A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
- A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
- A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
- A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
adj
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
- A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.
- The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.
noun
- An extended period of time away from work or school.
- A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
- Freedom from some business or activity.
- A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
- The act of vacating something; moving out.
- The act of making legally void.
verb
verb
noun
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a difficult juncture
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- a usually brief attempt
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
adj
verb
- go across or through
- move past
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
verb
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- release tension on
- make less active or fast
- become slow or slower
- make less active or intense
- become less in amount or intensity
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
adj
prep_phrase
adv
verb
noun
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- move away or escape suddenly
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
verb
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- To exhibit (a quality).
- To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- To wound with a knife.
- To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
- To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- To stop, disengage, or cease.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- To make or negotiate.
- To castrate or geld.
- To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To change direction suddenly.
- To perform (a dancing movement etc.).
- To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
intj
adj
- Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- Reduced.
- Having been cut.
- Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- Carved into a shape; not raw.
- Emotionally hurt.
noun
- A particular version or edit of a film.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- A skein of yarn.
- A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- The result of cutting.
- In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
- The act of cutting.
- An artificial navigation channel as distinguished from a navigable river.
- Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- A slab, especially of meat.
- A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- A haircut.
- A decrease.
adj
noun
- A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
- A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
- An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
- Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.
- A pale pinkish brown colour.
- A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
- A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
- A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
verb
adj
noun
- the state of being absent
- failure to be present
- the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
verb
noun
- A day declared free from work by the state or government.
- A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
- A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
- A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
- A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
- A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
adj
noun
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
- an enclosed space
- the quantity contained in a sack
- any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
- a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
- the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
verb
adj
noun
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of venting
- a substance that is emitted or released
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- the act of discharging a gun
verb
- complete or carry out
- pour forth or release
- free from obligations or duties
- remove the charge from
- go off or discharge
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to go off
- release from military service
- become empty or void of its content
noun
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
- the act of liberating someone or something
- a process that liberates or discharges something
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- euphemistic expressions for death
- a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
verb
- release, as from one's grip
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- eliminate (a substance)
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
- make (information) available for publication
- part with a possession or right
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- make (assets) available
noun
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