NOUN
  • Definition - A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
  • Example - we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago
  • Definition - (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
  • Example - Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
  • Definition - A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
  • Example - A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.
  • Definition - A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
  • Example - During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
  • Definition - A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
  • Example - During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
  • Definition - A level or grade in school or college.
  • Example - Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.
  • Definition - The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
  • Example - Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.
NOUN
  • Definition - A very long time.
  • Example - It took years for the bus to come.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
eyras 8 resay 8 sayer 8 years 8
4 Letter Words
aery 7 ayes 7 easy 7 eyas 7 eyra 7 rays 7 ryas 7 ryes 7 yare 7 year 7 yeas 7 ares 4 arse 4 ears 4 eras 4 rase 4 sear 4 sera 4
3 Letter Words
aye 6 ays 6 ray 6 rya 6 rye 6 say 6 yar 6 yas 6 yea 6 yer 6 yes 6 are 3 ars 3 ear 3 era 3 ers 3 ras 3 res 3 sae 3 sea 3 ser 3
2 Letter Words
ay 5 ya 5 ye 5 ae 2 ar 2 as 2 er 2 es 2 re 2
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