Search Result for "years": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a late time of life;
- Example: "old age is not for sissies"
- Example: "he's showing his years"
- Example: "age hasn't slowed him down at all"
- Example: "a beard white with eld"
- Example: "on the brink of geezerhood"
[syn: old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood]

2. a prolonged period of time;
- Example: "we've known each other for ages"
- Example: "I haven't been there for years and years"
[syn: long time, age, years]

3. the time during which someone's life continues;
- Example: "the monarch's last days"
- Example: "in his final years"
[syn: days, years]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

years
    n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's
         showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a
         beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn:
         old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood]
    2: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for
       ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: long
       time, age, years]
    3: the time during which someone's life continues; "the
       monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: days,
       years]


Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

YEARS, ESTATE FOR. Vide Estate for Years.