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define yet
1.
| at the present time; now: Don’t go yet. Are they here yet? |
2.
| up to a particular time; thus far: They had not yet come. |
3.
| in the time still remaining; before all is done: There is yet time. |
4.
| from the preceding time; as previously; still: He came here on a vacation 20 years ago, and he is here yet. |
5.
| in addition; again: The mail brought yet another reply. |
6.
| moreover: I’ve never read it nor yet intend to. |
7.
| even; still (used to emphasize a comparative): a yet milder tone; yet greater power. |
8.
| though the case be such; nevertheless: strange and yet very true. |
in this case, it will be defined as 5.
define another
–adjective
1.
| being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake. |
2.
| different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind: at another time; another man. |
3.
| very similar to; of the same kind or category as: What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson. |
–pronoun
4.
| one more; an additional one: That first hot dog tasted so good I’d like another. |
5.
| a different one; something different: going from one house to another. |
6.
| one like the first: one copy for her and another for him. |
7.
| a person other than oneself or the one specified: He told her he loved another. |
in this case, 1.
define day
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day. |
2.
| the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps by day and feeds by night. |
3.
| Astronomy.
a.
| Also called mean solar day. a division of time equal to 24 hours and representing the average length of the period during which the earth makes one rotation on its axis. |
b.
| Also called solar day. a division of time equal to the time elapsed between two consecutive returns of the same terrestrial meridian to the sun. |
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4.
| an analogous division of time for a planet other than the earth: the Martian day. |
5.
| the portion of a day allotted to work: an eight-hour day. |
6.
| a day on which something occurs: the day we met. |
7.
| (often initial capital letter) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance: New Year’s Day. |
8.
| a time considered as propitious or opportune: His day will come. |
9.
| a day of contest or the contest itself: to win the day. |
10.
| Often, days. a particular time or period: the present day; in days of old. |
11.
| Usually, days. period of life or activity: His days are numbered. |
12.
| period of existence, power, or influence: in the day of the dinosaurs. |
in this case 10.
define of
–preposition
1.
| (used to indicate distance or direction from, separation, deprivation, etc.): within a mile of the church; south of Omaha; to be robbed of one’s money. |
2.
| (used to indicate derivation, origin, or source): a man of good family; the plays of Shakespeare; a piece of cake. |
3.
| (used to indicate cause, motive, occasion, or reason): to die of hunger. |
4.
| (used to indicate material, component parts, substance, or contents): a dress of silk; an apartment of three rooms; a book of poems; a package of cheese. |
5.
| (used to indicate apposition or identity): Is that idiot of a salesman calling again? |
6.
| (used to indicate specific identity or a particular item within a category): the city of Chicago; thoughts of love. |
7.
| (used to indicate possession, connection, or association): the king of France; the property of the church. |
8.
| (used to indicate inclusion in a number, class, or whole): one of us. |
9.
| (used to indicate the objective relation, the object of the action noted by the preceding noun or the application of a verb or adjective): the ringing of bells; He writes her of home; I’m tired of working. |
10.
| (used to indicate reference or respect): There is talk of peace. |
11.
| (used to indicate qualities or attributes): an ambassador of remarkable tact. |
12.
| (used to indicate a specified time): They arrived of an evening. |
13.
| Chiefly Northern U.S. before the hour of; until: twenty minutes of five. |
14.
| on the part of: It was very mean of you to laugh at me. |
15.
| in respect to: fleet of foot. |
16.
| set aside for or devoted to: a minute of prayer. |
17.
| Archaic. by: consumed of worms. |
in this case, 6.
define boring
well what i m doing now
define life
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