The Meaning of year

• (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
• (n.) The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
• (n.) Age, or old age; as, a man in years.

Synonyms

twelvemonth , yr , class

Rhymes

adhere , alvear , amir , appear , atmosphere , auctioneer , austere , bandolier , bashir , bassir , beare , bebear , beer , belvedere , belvidere , bere , bioengineer , biosphere , bombardier , briere , brigadeer , brigadier , career , casebeer , cashier , cavalier , chachere , chandelier , charpentier , cheer , chevalier , chusmir , clear , cleere , cohere , commandeer , conventioneer , crear , creer , dear , deer , deere , desir , disappear , domineer , dornier , dubilier , dyneer , electioneer , elsevier , emir , engineer , exovir , fear , fier , financier , fleer , frear , freire , frere , frontier , gear , gier , giere , gondolier , grear , greer , headgear , hemisphere , imagineer , insincere , interfere , jeer , kamir , kear , kier , kleer , lagardere , laimbeer , lanier , lazear , lear , lincolnshire , marketeer , mateer , mclear , mcteer , mctier , mear , meir , menear , mere , meyerbeer , midyear , minear , minteer , mir , mountaineer , mutineer , myhre , near , neer , nir , olear , oneyear , orear , pamphleteer , peer , pelletier , persevere , pier , pioneer , premier , premiere , profiteer , puryear , queer , racketeer , rainier , reappear , rear , reengineer , reindeer , rensselaer , retrovir , revere , rosevear , safier , schear , scheer , schweer , sear , sere , severe , shamir , shear , sheer , shere , sincere , smear , sneer , souvenir , spear , speer , speir , spere , sphere , stear , steer , steere , stere , stratosphere , summiteer , tear , teer , termeer , unclear , vanleer , veer , veneer , volunteer , wagoneer , wazir , wier , yasir , yesteryear , zahir , zaire , zamfir , zegeer , zerr , zier