NEW YEAR'S

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does New Year's mean? 

• NEW YEAR'S (noun)
  The noun NEW YEAR'S has 1 sense:

1. the first day of the year

  Familiarity information: NEW YEAR'S used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEW YEAR'S (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first day of the year

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

January 1; New Year's; New Year's Day

Hypernyms ("New Year's" is a kind of...):

legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)

Holonyms ("New Year's" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)

 Context examples 

Aunt March usually gave the sisters a present of twenty-five dollars apiece at New Year's.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Speaking of books reminds me that I'm getting rich in that line, for on New Year's Day Mr. Bhaer gave me a fine Shakespeare.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

On New Year's Eve the parlor was deserted, for the two younger girls played dressing maids and the two elder were absorbed in the all-important business of 'getting ready for the party'.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

'Mrs. Gardiner would be happy to see Miss March and Miss Josephine at a little dance on New Year's Eve.' Marmee is willing we should go, now what shall we wear?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"I wish it was Christmas or New Year's all the time. Wouldn't it be fun?" answered Jo, yawning dismally.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

They got up a masquerade, and had a gay time New Year's Eve.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I go about so much I must have things, you know, and Sallie advised my getting it, so I did, and my New Year's money will partly pay for it, but I was sorry after I had done it, for I knew you'd think it wrong in me.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)