Furlough

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces.
  • n. A usually temporary layoff from work.
  • n. A leave of absence from prison granted to a prisoner.
  • n. The papers or documents authorizing a leave: The soldiers had their furloughs in their breast pockets.
  • v. To grant a leave to.
  • v. To lay off (workers).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A leave of absence or vacation.
  • v. To grant a furlough to (someone).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
  • v. To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Leave of absence; especially, in military use, leave or license given by a commanding officer to an officer or a soldier to be absent from service for a certain time.
  • To furnish with a furlough; grant leave of absence to, as a soldier.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. grant a leave to
  • n. a temporary leave of absence from military duty
  • v. dismiss, usually for economic reasons
    • Verb Form
    furloughed    furloughing    furloughs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    allow    let    permit    countenance    leave   
    Form
    furloughed    furloughing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    turlough   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sojourn    probation    lay-off    internship    gestation   
     
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