vacs

Carpet cleaners, briefly

Vacs is the plural of vac, an informal shortening of vacuum or vacation.

As vacuums: The cleaning crew brought in the vacs.

As vacations: We always take our vacs in August.

In British university slang, vacs are the breaks between terms: What are you doing over the vacs?

cleaning

hoover

Clean with suction machine

upright · cordless · bagless · carpet cleaner · dust · suction · nozzle · attachments · filter · HEPA

medical

immunization

Protective medical injection

  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • jabQuick, straight blow
  • inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance

booster · injection · needle · dose · flu shot · MMR · polio · tetanus · clinic · rollout

holiday

vacation

Leisure time away

time off · trip · travel · leisure · resort · cruise · escape · relaxation · R&R · staycation

Opposites
cleaning method/tool

vacsbrooms

Handled sweeping implements

dustpans · mops · rags · dusters · brushes

work-leisure status

vacswork

Effort toward a goal

workdays · term time · shifts · office hours · employment

work vs. leisure

vacswork

Effort toward a goal

terms · semesters · workdays · shifts · office hours

Phrases
Family

vacuum, vaccine, vacate, evacuation, evacuate, vaccination, vacuuming, vacuums, vacationer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G