day vs holiday

day and holiday both are nouns.

day is not a verb while holiday is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
day	Yes	No	No	No
holiday	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, holiday is a hyponym of day; that is, holiday is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than day:

day: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
holiday: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

Other hyponyms of day include Admission Day, Arbor Day, Cinco de Mayo, commencement day, degree day, November 5, Inauguration Day, January 20, bissextile day, February 29, leap day, V-day, Victory Day, rag day, red-letter day, payday, election day, polling day, field day, field day, ides, market day, Walpurgis Night, December 31, New Year's Eve, January 19, Lee's Birthday, Robert E Lee's Birthday, Robert E Lee Day, Tet, February 2, Groundhog Day, February 12, Lincoln's Birthday, February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Valentine Day, February 22, Washington's Birthday, March 2, Texas Independence Day, March 17, Saint Patrick's Day, St Patrick's Day, All Fools' day, April Fools', April Fools' day, April 14, Pan American Day, Patriot's Day, First of May, May 1, May Day, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Davis' Birthday, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 3, Flag Day, June 14, Father's Day, Citizenship Day, September 17, American Indian Day, October 24, United Nations Day, Allhallows Eve, Hallowe'en, Halloween, saint's day, June 23, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, St John's Eve, St John's Night, school day, speech day, washday, washing day, wedding day, anniversary, day of remembrance, pre-valentines day.

day (noun)	holiday (noun)
a period of opportunity	leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis	a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
a point or period in time
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
an era of existence or influence
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

day (verb)	holiday (verb)
	spend or take a vacation

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