n.
1) to spend a ~ (somewhere)
2) last; next; this ~
3) a ~ from (Tuesday)
4) by the ~ (she is paid by the ~)
5) during the ~
6) for a ~ (they came here for a ~)
7) for ~s (she hasn't been here for ~s; AE also has: she hasn't been here in ~s)
8) in a ~ (they'll be here in a ~)
9) ( misc. ) ( AE ) freshman ~
USAGE NOTE: In the meaning 'a ~ from Tuesday', BE also has -- a ~ on Tuesday, on Tuesday ~. Note also the BE expressions -- she arrived a ~ last Tuesday; she will arrive a ~ next Tuesday.