Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

▸  weed out PHRASAL VERB If you weed out things or people that are useless or unwanted in a group, you find them and get rid of them. □ [V P n] He is keen to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds. □ [V n P ] A small group of neo-Nazis have infiltrated the ranks. We must weed them out as soon as possible.

weed|killer /wiː dk I lə ^r / (weedkillers ) N‑VAR Weedkiller is a substance you put on your garden to kill weeds.

weedy /wiː di/ (weedier , weediest )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A weedy place is full of weeds.

2 ADJ If you describe someone as weedy , you are criticizing them because they are thin and physically weak. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

week ◆◆◆ /wiː k/ (weeks )

1 N‑COUNT A week is a period of seven days. Some people consider that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. □  I had a letter from my mother last week. □  This has been on my mind all week. □  I know a wonderful restaurant where we can have lunch next week.

2 N‑COUNT A week is a period of about seven days. □  Her mother stayed for another two weeks. □  Only 12 weeks ago he underwent major heart transplant surgery. □  Three million people will visit theatres in the annual six-week season.

3 N‑COUNT Your working week is the hours that you spend at work during a week. □  It is not unusual for women to work a 40-hour week. □  …workers on a three-day week.

4 N‑SING The week is the part of the week that does not include Saturday and Sunday. □  …the hard work of looking after the children during the week.

5 N‑COUNT You use week in expressions such as 'a week on Monday', 'a week next Tuesday', and 'tomorrow week' to mean exactly one week after the day that you mention. □  The deadline to publish the document is a week tomorrow. □  The 800 metre final is on Monday week.

6 N‑COUNT You use week in expressions such as 'a week last Monday', 'a week ago this Tuesday', and 'a week ago yesterday' to mean exactly one week before the day that you mention. □  She returned home to Leicestershire a week last Sunday.

7weeks on end → see end

week|day /wiː kde I / (weekdays ) N‑COUNT A weekday is any of the days of the week except Saturday and Sunday. □  If you want to avoid the crowds, it's best to come on a weekday.

week|end ◆◆◇ /wiː ke nd/ (weekends ) N‑COUNT A weekend is Saturday and Sunday. □  She had agreed to have dinner with him in town the following weekend. □  He told me to give you a call over the weekend.

week|end|er /wiː ke ndə ^r , [AM ] -endər/ (weekenders ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] A weekender is someone who goes to a place or lives at a place only at weekends. □  He converted his barns into cottages for weekenders.

week|ly ◆◇◇ /wiː kli/ (weeklies )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A weekly event or publication happens or appears once a week or every week. □  Each course comprises 10-12 informal weekly meetings. □  We go and do the weekly shopping every Thursday. □  …a weekly newspaper. ● ADV [ADV after v] Weekly is also an adverb. □  The group meets weekly. □  …a magazine published weekly since 2 January 1909.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Weekly quantities or rates relate to a period of one week. □  In addition to my weekly wage, I got a lot of tips.

3 N‑COUNT A weekly is a newspaper or magazine that is published once a week. □  Two of the four national daily papers are to become weeklies.

week|night /wiː kna I t/ (weeknights ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] A weeknight is the evening or night of a weekday. [mainly AUSTRALIAN ] □  …the half-hour weeknight show.