Christmas

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

   “Do you celebrate Christmas?”

2. özel isim Ellipsis of Christmas season (“the period of time before and after Christmas Day, during which people prepare for and celebrate Christmas”); Christmastime.

   “The last three Christmases have been good for retailers.”

3. özel isim An uninhabited mining community in Gila County, Arizona.
4. özel isim A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
5. özel isim An unincorporated community in Au Train Township, Alger County, Michigan.
6. özel isim An unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
7. özel isim A surname.
8. isim Sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations; also (generally), any Christmas decorations.

   “Two of the girls carry between them on a stick what they call "the garland", […] The "garland" in shape reminds me of the "Christmas" which used to form the centre of the Christmas decorations in Yorkshire some few years ago, except that the latter had a bunch of mistletoe inside the hoops.”

9. sıfat Red and green in color.
10. sıfat Of a dish: having a sauce made with red (ripe) and green (unripe) chili peppers.
11. fiil To decorate (a place) with Christmas (“sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations, or any Christmas decorations”).

    “(Moving to the holly boughs.) Come on; let's finish Christmassing the place.”

12. fiil To bring (someone) Christmas cheer.

    “Her labours feast imperial Night with sports, / Where loves are Christmass'd, with all pleasure's sorts; […]”

13. fiil To celebrate Christmas.

    “The 2016 campaign via TBWA Sydney asks the question, ‘How do Australians Christmas?’ with a film to be launched today featuring global superstar and style icon, Cate Blanchett.”

14. fiil To spend Christmas or the Christmas season in some place.

    “I've Christmased since those palmy days / In many a varied spot, / And suffered many a weary phase / Of Christmas cold and hot.”

15. fiil To subject to Christmas celebrations.

    ““[…] But there’s only so much joyful, greedy delight you can see in a young child’s eyes before you want to go screaming out for the nearest bar.” He tossed his handstitched, kidskin gloves onto the table top. “I’m about Christmassed-out, if you want to know.””

16. ünlem An expression of annoyance or surprise: Christ, Jesus Christ, Jiminy Cricket, Jiminy Crickets.

    “"Christmas! I didn't know it," said Harvey, turning round. "I'll give you a dollar for it when I—get my wages. Say, I'll give you two dollars."”