United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
the time for one complet
DECADE
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
a period of 10 years
ERA
Abbreviation for Engine Room Artificer - rank in Royal Navy
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
ESSAY
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
a tentative attempt
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
prototype of a proposed postage stamp
MAGAZINEARTICLE
MINUTE
an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"
a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"