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week
noun
a
period
of
seven
days
in
a
row
,
usually
thought
of
as
starting
on
Sunday
or
Monday
and
ending
the
day
before
it
starts
again
•
A
week
has
seven
days
.
A
week
has
seven
days
.
•
Our
vacation
lasts
one
week
,
from
Saturday
to
Saturday
.
Our
vacation
lasts
one
week
,
from
Saturday
to
Saturday
.
Old
English
wice
,
from
a
Germanic
root
meaning
"
turn
"
or
"
change
",
referring
to
the
turning
of
days
.
noun
the
five
or
so
days
,
usually
Monday
to
Friday
,
when
people
normally
work
or
go
to
school
•
I
work
forty
hours
a
week
at
the
office
.
I
work
forty
hours
a
week
at
the
office
.
•
The
school
week
ends
on
Friday
afternoon
.
The
school
week
ends
on
Friday
afternoon
.
Derived
from
the
primary
sense
of
"
week
"
as
seven
days
;
by
extension
,
it
came
to
mean
the
regular
sequence
of
workdays
within
that
period
.
seek
verb
-
seek
,
seeking
,
seeks
,
sought
to
look
for
or
try
to
find
something
that
you
need
,
want
,
or
have
lost
•
During
the
blackout
,
Maria
lit
a
candle
and
began
to
seek
a
flashlight
in
the
cluttered
drawer
.
During
the
blackout
,
Maria
lit
a
candle
and
began
to
seek
a
flashlight
in
the
cluttered
drawer
.
•
The
lost
puppy
sought
shelter
under
a
parked
car
during
the
storm
.
The
lost
puppy
sought
shelter
under
a
parked
car
during
the
storm
.
Old
English
‘
sēcan
’
meaning
‘
to
go
to
,
inquire
after
,
look
for
’.
Cognate
with
German
‘
suchen
’.
verb
-
seek
,
seeking
,
seeks
,
sought
to
ask
for
or
try
to
obtain
advice
,
help
,
permission
,
information
,
etc
.
•
After
the
accident
,
the
cyclist
sought
medical
help
at
a
nearby
clinic
.
After
the
accident
,
the
cyclist
sought
medical
help
at
a
nearby
clinic
.
•
Students
often
seek
advice
from
their
teachers
before
exams
.
Students
often
seek
advice
from
their
teachers
before
exams
.
Same
Old
English
root
as
Sense
1
,
later
widening
to
‘
request
formally
’.
verb
-
seek
,
seeking
,
seeks
,
sought
to
try
or
aim
to
achieve
or
do
something
•
The
start-up
is
seeking
to
revolutionize
renewable
energy
.
The
start-up
is
seeking
to
revolutionize
renewable
energy
.
•
He
always
seeks
to
improve
his
painting
skills
.
He
always
seeks
to
improve
his
painting
skills
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
Sense
1
by
the
13th
century
: ‘
attempt
to
obtain
a
result
’.
creek
noun
a
small
natural
stream
of
water
that
is
smaller
than
a
river
•
The
children
built
a
tiny
raft
and
set
it
floating
down
the
creek
behind
their
house
.
The
children
built
a
tiny
raft
and
set
it
floating
down
the
creek
behind
their
house
.
•
A
wooden
footbridge
crossed
the
creek
,
connecting
the
two
picnic
areas
in
the
park
.
A
wooden
footbridge
crossed
the
creek
,
connecting
the
two
picnic
areas
in
the
park
.
From
early
modern
English
,
related
to
Old
Norse
‘
kriki
’
meaning
a
nook
or
corner
;
later
applied
to
small
streams
.
noun
a
narrow
tidal
inlet
of
the
sea
that
extends
into
the
land
,
often
bordered
by
mudflats
•
At
low
tide
,
small
fishing
boats
rested
on
the
mud
of
the
creek
.
At
low
tide
,
small
fishing
boats
rested
on
the
mud
of
the
creek
.
•
The
old
warehouse
overlooked
a
narrow
creek
leading
to
the
North
Sea
.
The
old
warehouse
overlooked
a
narrow
creek
leading
to
the
North
Sea
.
Same
origin
as
the
stream
sense
;
in
maritime
English
applied
to
small
tidal
inlets
from
the
16th
century
.
Creek
noun
a
member
of
the
Muscogee
Native
American
people
of
the
southeastern
United
States
•
A
Creek
from
Oklahoma
shared
stories
of
his
ancestors
at
the
museum
.
A
Creek
from
Oklahoma
shared
stories
of
his
ancestors
at
the
museum
.
•
The
treaty
forced
many
Creek
to
relocate
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
.
The
treaty
forced
many
Creek
to
relocate
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
.
English
adaptation
of
the
name
given
by
English
colonists
to
Muscogee
groups
living
along
riverbanks
(‘
creeks
’)
in
Georgia
and
Alabama
in
the
18th
century
.
cheek
noun
the
soft
,
curved
part
of
the
face
below
the
eye
and
between
the
nose
and
ear
•
The
little
girl
kissed
her
mother
on
the
cheek
before
going
to
school
.
The
little
girl
kissed
her
mother
on
the
cheek
before
going
to
school
.
•
Cold
air
made
his
cheeks
turn
bright
red
during
the
winter
walk
.
Cold
air
made
his
cheeks
turn
bright
red
during
the
winter
walk
.
Old
English
“
ċeace/ċeeke
”,
related
to
German
“
Backe
” (
cheek
).
verb
-
cheek
,
cheeking
,
cheeks
,
cheeked
to
speak
to
someone
in
a
rude
or
disrespectful
way
•
Don
’
t
cheek
your
grandmother
—
show
her
some
respect
.
Don
’
t
cheek
your
grandmother
—
show
her
some
respect
.
•
The
referee
sent
the
player
off
for
cheeking
him
during
the
match
.
The
referee
sent
the
player
off
for
cheeking
him
during
the
match
.
Verbal
use
from
the
noun
sense
of
impudence
,
first
recorded
early
20th
century
.
cheeks
noun
(
informal
,
usually
plural
)
a
person
’
s
buttocks
•
He
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
cheeks
.
He
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
cheeks
.
•
The
baby
sat
on
her
chubby
cheeks
in
the
sand
,
giggling
happily
.
The
baby
sat
on
her
chubby
cheeks
in
the
sand
,
giggling
happily
.
Extension
of
the
facial
sense
to
the
buttocks
in
the
17th
century
,
by
humorous
comparison
of
rounded
shapes
.
