A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)A great length of something.A square or cubic yard, especially of sand or other building materials.
example - a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth
A cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship"s mast for a sail to hang from.
example - The Captain motioned with his eyes and his head to the main mast top yard.
The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
example - Roughly half of the American people know that it takes a year for the Earth to go around the Sun.
The period of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years) starting from the first of January, used for reckoning time in ordinary circumstances.A period of twelve months measured from a point other than 1 January.A year regarded in terms of the quality of something produced.A period similar to a year used for reckoning time according to other calendars.
example - Your paycheck will be debited at the same rate each month for the entire calendar year.
One"s age or time of life.
synonyms - number of years, lifetime, duration, length of life
A very long time; ages.
A set of students grouped together as being of roughly similar ages, mostly entering a school or college in the same academic year.
example - most of the girls in my year were leaving at the end of the term
synonyms - class, form, study group, school group, set, stream, band
example - he returned to a hero"s welcome yesterday
noun
The day before today.
example - yesterday was Tuesday
synonyms - out of fashion, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of style, dated, behind the times, last year"s, yesterday"s, unpopular, unstylish, superseded, archaic, obsolete, antiquated
Up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then.
example - I haven"t told anyone else yet
synonyms - so far, thus far, as yet, still, even now, up till now, up to now, until now, up to the present time
Still; even (used to emphasize increase or repetition)
example - snow, snow, and yet more snow
synonyms - even, still, further, in addition, additionally, besides, into the bargain, to boot
In spite of that; nevertheless.
example - every week she gets worse, and yet it could go on for years
synonyms - nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, but, however, still, notwithstanding, despite that, in spite of that, for all that, all the same, just the same, at the same time, be that as it may
conjunction
But at the same time; but nevertheless.
example - the path was dark, yet I slowly found my way