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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.
c.

Also called civil day. a division of time equal to 24 hours but reckoned from one midnight to the next. Compare lunar day, sidereal day.
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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