Associations to the word «Furlough»
Noun
- Administration
- Sergeant
- Ellen
- Thirty
- Prisoner
- Leave
- Officer
- Colonel
- Pennsylvania
- Tribune
- Department
- Cut
- Wound
- Teacher
- Curtis
- Comrade
- Pm
- Date
- Governor
- Salary
- Sentence
- Government
- Caesar
- Camp
- Grant
- Board
- Rape
- Permission
- Privilege
- Graduation
- Flight
- England
- New
- Close
- Operation
- Day
- Unit
- Us
- Hospital
- Bush
- Militia
- Legislature
- February
- Campaign
- Roll
- Richmond
- Finland
- Reduction
- York
- Davis
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
FURLOUGH, noun. A leave of absence or vacation.
FURLOUGH, noun. (US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
FURLOUGH, noun. (British) especially one granted to a missionary.
FURLOUGH, noun. The documents authorizing such leave.
FURLOUGH, noun. (US) A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
FURLOUGH, verb. (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
Dictionary definition
FURLOUGH, noun. A temporary leave of absence from military duty.
FURLOUGH, verb. Dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized".
FURLOUGH, verb. Grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.