Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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day | Yes | No | No | No |
yesterday | Yes | No | No | Yes |
day (noun) | yesterday (noun) |
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a period of opportunity | the recent past |
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis | the day immediately before today |
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance | |
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | |
a point or period in time | |
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) | |
an era of existence or influence | |
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day | |
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis |
day (adverb) | yesterday (adverb) |
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on the day preceding today | |
in the recent past; only a short time ago |