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| Friday |
the sixth day of the week. Friday comes between Thursday and Saturday. |
| homophone |
a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning and often a different spelling. In the sentence, "I've been feeling weak for almost a week," the words, "weak" and "week" are homophones. |
| Monday |
the second day of the week. Monday comes between Sunday and Tuesday. |
| newspaper |
a publication made of several large sheets of folded paper printed with news, opinions, advertisements, and other information. Most newspapers come out either every day or once a week. |
| overtime |
time worked beyond the regular working hours in a day or week. [1/3 definitions] |
| periodical |
a magazine that is printed every week, month, or at some other regular time. |
| Saturday |
the seventh day of the week. Saturday comes between Friday and Sunday. |
| Sunday |
the first day of the week. Sunday comes between Saturday and Monday. |
| Thursday |
the fifth day of the week. Thursday comes between Wednesday and Friday. |
| time |
the length of the period spent at work in a given day or week. [1/15 definitions] |
| Tuesday |
the third day of the week. Tuesday comes between Monday and Wednesday. |
| Wednesday |
the fourth day of the week. Wednesday comes between Tuesday and Thursday. |
| weekday |
any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday. |
| weekend |
the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |
| weekly |
done, happening, or printed once a week. [4 definitions] |
| wk. |
abbreviation of "week." |
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