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English Idioms :: Christmas
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christas - See: FATHER CHRISTMAS. |
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Traditional English :: Christmas
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christas - n. & int. --n. (pl. Christmases)
1 (also Christmas Day) the annual festival of Christ's birth, celebrated on 25 Dec.
2 the season in which this occurs; the time immediately before and after 25 Dec. --int. sl. expressing surprise, dismay, etc. Christmas-box a present or gratuity given at Christmas esp. to tradesmen and employees. Christmas cake Brit. a rich fruit cake usu. covered with marzipan and icing and eaten at Christmas. Christmas card a card sent with greetings at Christmas. Christmas Eve the day or the evening before Christmas Day. Christmas pudding Brit. a rich boiled pudding eaten at Christmas, made with flour, suet, dried fruit, etc. Christmas rose a white-flowered winter-blooming evergreen, Helleborus niger. Christmas tree an evergreen (usu. spruce) or artificial tree set up with decorations at Christmas. Christmassy adj. [OE Cristes m |
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Related Words
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christmas
light
trivia
around
world
artificial
tree
background
gift
basket
night
before
nightmare
lyric
picture
twas
cactus
candle
candy
card
carols
catalog
cookie
outdoor
decoration
greeting
music
store
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Most Often Usage
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christmas light
christmas trivia
christmas around the world
artificial christmas tree
christmas background
christmas gift basket
night before christmas
nightmare before christmas lyric
nightmare before christmas picture
nightmare before christmas
twas the night before christmas
christmas cactus
christmas candle
christmas candy
christmas card
christmas carols
christmas catalog
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