(n)yottabit, Ybit, Yb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits)
(n)yottabyte, YB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes)
(n)yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes)
(n)ytterbium, Yb, atomic_number_70: (a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime)
YHVH, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
YHWH, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Y, Noun
(n)Y, y, wye: (the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet)
(n)yttrium, Y, atomic_number_39: (a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys)
Yafo, Noun
(n)Jaffa, Joppa, Yafo: (a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950)
Yahoo, Noun
(n)Yahoo: (one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift)
(n)Yahoo: (a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance)
(n)yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon: (a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture)
Yahve, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Yahveh, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Yahwe, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Yahweh, Noun
(n)Yahweh, YHWH, Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH: (a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
Yale, Noun
(n)Yale, Elihu_Yale: (English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721))
(n)Yale_University, Yale: (a university in Connecticut)
Yaltopya, Noun
(n)Ethiopia, Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia: (Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia)
Yamaltu, Noun
(n)Tera, Pidlimdi, Yamaltu: (a three-tone Chadic language)
Yangon, Noun
(n)Yangon, Rangoon: (the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta)
Yangtze, Noun
(n)Chang_Jiang, Changjiang, Chang, Yangtze, Yangtze_River, Yangtze_Kiang: (the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai)
Yank, Noun
(n)Yankee, Yank, Northerner: (an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))
(n)Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle: (an American (especially to non-Americans))
Yankee-Doodle, Noun
(n)Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle: (an American (especially to non-Americans))
Yankee, Adjective
(s)Yankee: (used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier))
Yankee, Noun
(n)New_Englander, Yankee: (an American who lives in New England)
(n)Yankee, Yank, Northerner: (an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))
(n)Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle: (an American (especially to non-Americans))
Yay, Noun
(n)Yay: (a branch of the Tai languages)
Ybit, Noun
(n)yottabit, Ybit, Yb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits)
Yeddo, Noun
(n)Tokyo, Tokio, Yeddo, Yedo, Edo, Japanese_capital, capital_of_Japan: (the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan)
Yedo, Noun
(n)Tokyo, Tokio, Yeddo, Yedo, Edo, Japanese_capital, capital_of_Japan: (the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan)
Yekaterinoslav, Noun
(n)Dnipropetrovsk, Yekaterinoslav: (city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry)
Yellowstone, Noun
(n)Yellowstone, Yellowstone_River: (a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park)
Yemen, Noun
(n)Yemen, Republic_of_Yemen: (a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990)
Yemeni, Adjective
(a)Yemeni: (of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its inhabitants)"Yemeni mountains"
Yemeni, Noun
(n)Yemeni: (a native or inhabitant of Yemen)
Yenisei-Samoyed, Noun
(n)Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian: (the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian)
Yenisei, Noun
(n)Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian: (the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian)
(n)Yenisei, Yenisei_River, Yenisey, Yenisey_River: (a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea)
Yeniseian, Noun
(n)Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian: (the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian)
(n)Yeniseian: (a member of one of the groups living in the Yenisei river valley in western Siberia)
Yenisey, Noun
(n)Yenisei, Yenisei_River, Yenisey, Yenisey_River: (a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea)
Yerevan, Noun
(n)Yerevan, Jerevan, Erivan, capital_of_Armenia: (capital of Armenia)
Yerwa-Maiduguri, Noun
(n)Maiduguri, Yerwa-Maiduguri: (a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center)
Yezo, Noun
(n)Hokkaido, Ezo, Yezo: (the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu)
Ygdrasil, Noun
(n)Yggdrasil, Ygdrasil: ((Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together)
Yggdrasil, Noun
(n)Yggdrasil, Ygdrasil: ((Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and Heaven and Hell together)
YiB, Noun
(n)yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes)
Yi, Noun
(n)Lolo, Yi: (a Loloish language)
Yibit, Noun
(n)yobibit, Yibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits)
Yiddish, Noun
(n)Yiddish: (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
Yisrael, Noun
(n)Israel, State_of_Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion: (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
Yogi, Noun
(n)Berra, Lawrence_Peter_Berra, Yogi, Yogi_Berra: (United States baseball player (born 1925))
(n)yogi: (one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight)
Yokuts, Noun
(n)Mariposan, Yokuts: (a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley)
(n)Yokuts: (a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley)
York, Noun
(n)York, House_of_York: (the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose)
Yorkshire, Noun
(n)Yorkshire: (a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties)
Yoruba, Noun
(n)Yoruba: (a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria)
(n)Yoruba, Aku: (a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria)
Yosemite, Noun
(n)Yosemite, Yosemite_Falls: (a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year)
Young, Noun
(n)young, offspring: (any immature animal)
(n)Young, Loretta_Young: (United States film and television actress (1913-2000))
(n)Young, Whitney_Young, : (United States civil rights leader (1921-1971))
(n)Young, Thomas_Young: (British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829))
(n)Young, Pres_Young, Lester_Willis_Young: (United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959))
(n)Young, Cy_Young, Danton_True_Young: (United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955))
(n)Young, Brigham_Young: (United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877))
(n)young, youth: (young people collectively)"rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
Yuan, Noun
(n)yuan, kwai: (the basic unit of money in China)
(n)Yuan, Yuan_dynasty, Mongol_dynasty: (the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368)
Yucatec, Noun
(n)Yucatec, Yucateco: (a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico)
(n)Yucatec, Yucateco: (a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec)
Yucateco, Noun
(n)Yucatec, Yucateco: (a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico)
(n)Yucatec, Yucateco: (a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec)
Yue, Noun
(n)Yue, Yue_dialect, Cantonese, Cantonese_dialect: (the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China)
Yugoslav, Adjective
(a)Yugoslavian, Yugoslav: (of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages)"Yugoslavian wine"
Yugoslav, Noun
(n)Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian: (a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia)
Yugoslavia, Noun
(n)Serbia_and_Montenegro, Union_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija: (a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
(n)Yugoslavia: (a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980)"Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro"
Yugoslavian, Adjective
(a)Yugoslavian, Yugoslav: (of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages)"Yugoslavian wine"
Yugoslavian, Noun
(n)Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian: (a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia)
Yukon, Noun
(n)Yukon, Yukon_River: (a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea)
(n)Yukon, Yukon_Territory: (a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s)
Yule, Noun
(n)Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel: (period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6)
Yuletide, Noun
(n)Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel: (period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6)
Yurak-Samoyed, Noun
(n)Nenets, Nentsi, Nentsy, Yurak-Samoyed: (a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed of northern Siberia)
yacht, Noun
(n)yacht, racing_yacht: (an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing)
yacht, Verb
(v)yacht: (travel in a yacht)
yachting, Noun
(n)boating, yachting: (water travel for pleasure)
yachtsman, Noun
(n)yachtsman, yachtswoman: (a person who owns or sails a yacht)
yachtswoman, Noun
(n)yachtsman, yachtswoman: (a person who owns or sails a yacht)
(n)yang: (the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology)"yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence"
yank, Verb
(v)yank, jerk: (pull, or move with a sudden movement)"He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
yanker, Noun
(n)yanker, jerker: (someone who gives a strong sudden pull)
yap, Noun
(n)trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob: (informal terms for the mouth)
yap, Verb
(v)yelp, yip, yap: (bark in a high-pitched tone)"the puppies yelped"
yard, Noun
(n)cubic_yard, yard: (a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel))
(n)thousand, one_thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard: (the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)
(n)yard, pace: (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
(n)yard, grounds, curtilage: (the enclosed land around a house or other building)"it was a small house with almost no yard"
(n)yard: (a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings))"they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
(n)yard: (a tract of land where logs are accumulated)
(n)yard, railway_yard, railyard: (an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines)
(n)yard: (a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen)
(n)yard: (an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock))
yardbird, Noun
(n)convict, con, inmate, yard_bird, yardbird: (a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison)
(n)yard_bird, yardbird: (a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks)
yardmaster, Noun
(n)yardmaster, trainmaster, train_dispatcher: (a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard)
yardstick, Noun
(n)yardstick: (a measure or standard used for comparison)"on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
(n)yardstick, yard_measure: (a ruler or tape that is three feet long)
yarmelke, Noun
(n)yarmulke, yarmulka, yarmelke: (a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer))
yarmulka, Noun
(n)yarmulke, yarmulka, yarmelke: (a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer))
yarmulke, Noun
(n)yarmulke, yarmulka, yarmelke: (a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer))
yarn-dye, Verb
(v)impress, yarn-dye: (dye (fabric) before it is spun)
yarn, Noun
(n)narration, recital, yarn: (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events)"his narration was hesitant"
(n)thread, yarn: (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
yarn, Verb
(v)yarn: (tell or spin a yarn)
yarrow, Noun
(n)yarrow, milfoil, Achillea_millefolium: (ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America)
yashmac, Noun
(n)yashmak, yashmac: (the face veil worn by Muslim women)
yashmak, Noun
(n)yashmak, yashmac: (the face veil worn by Muslim women)
yatobyo, Noun
(n)tularemia, tularaemia, rabbit_fever, deer_fly_fever, yatobyo: (a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals)
yaup, Verb
(v)howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup: (emit long loud cries)"wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
yautia, Noun
(n)yautia, tannia, spoonflower, malanga, Xanthosoma_sagittifolium, Xanthosoma_atrovirens: (tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes)
yaw, Noun
(n)yaw, swerve: (an erratic deflection from an intended course)
yaw, Verb
(v)gape, yawn, yaw: (be wide open)"the deep gaping canyon"
(v)yaw: (deviate erratically from a set course)"the yawing motion of the ship"
(v)yaw: (swerve off course momentarily)"the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
yawl, Noun
(n)yawl: (a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars))
(n)yawl, dandy: (a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost)
yawl, Verb
(v)howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup: (emit long loud cries)"wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
yawn, Noun
(n)yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy: (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom)"he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
yawn, Verb
(v)gape, yawn, yaw: (be wide open)"the deep gaping canyon"
(v)yawn: (utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired)"The child yawned during the long performance"
yawning, Adjective
(s)drowsy, oscitant, yawning: (showing lack of attention or boredom)"the yawning congregation"
(s)yawning: (gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something)"the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss"
(s)yawning: (with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness)"a yawning congregation"
yawning, Noun
(n)yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy: (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom)"he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
(n)yaw, swerve: (an erratic deflection from an intended course)
(n)yaws, frambesia, framboesia: (an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions)
yea, Noun
(n)yea: (an affirmative)"The yeas have it"
year-around, Adjective
(a)year-round, year-around: (operating or continuing throughout the year)"a year-round resort"; "a year-round job"
year-round, Adjective
(a)year-round, year-around: (operating or continuing throughout the year)"a year-round resort"; "a year-round job"
year, Noun
(n)class, year: (a body of students who graduate together)"the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
(n)year, twelvemonth, yr: (a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days)"she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
(n)year: (a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity)"a school year"
(n)year: (the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun)"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
yearbook, Noun
(n)annual, yearly, yearbook: (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
(n)yearbook: (a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students)
yearling, Noun
(n)toddler, yearling, tot, bambino: (a young child)
(n)yearling: (a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth)
(n)yearling: (an animal in its second year)
yearly, Adjective
(s)annual, yearly: (occurring or payable every year)"an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
yearly, Noun
(n)annual, yearly, yearbook: (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
yearn, Verb
(v)ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish: (have a desire for something or someone who is not present)"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
(v)hanker, long, yearn: (desire strongly or persistently)
(n)longer, thirster, yearner: (a person with a strong desire for something)"a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"
yearning, Noun
(n)longing, yearning, hungriness: (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
years, Noun
(n)class, year: (a body of students who graduate together)"the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
(n)days, years: (the time during which someone's life continues)"the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"
(n)long_time, age, years: (a prolonged period of time)"we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
(n)old_age, years, age, eld, geezerhood: (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"
(n)year, twelvemonth, yr: (a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days)"she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
(n)year: (a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity)"a school year"
(n)year: (the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun)"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
yeast, Noun
(n)yeast, barm: (a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey)
(n)yeast: (any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division)
yeastlike, Adjective
(a)yeasty, yeastlike: (of or resembling or containing yeast)
yeasty, Adjective
(a)yeasty, yeastlike: (of or resembling or containing yeast)
(s)yeasty: (exuberantly creative)
(s)zestful, yeasty, zesty, barmy: (marked by spirited enjoyment)
yell, Noun
(n)cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation: (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
(n)cry, yell: (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate))"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
yell, Verb
(v)shout, shout_out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall: (utter a sudden loud cry)"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
(v)yell, scream: (utter or declare in a very loud voice)"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
yelled, Adjective
(s)shouted, yelled: (in a vehement outcry)"his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises"
yeller, Noun
(n)roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller: (someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)
yelling, Noun
(n)yelling, shouting: (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)
yellow-beige, Adjective
(s)yellow-beige, yellowish-beige: (of beige tinged with yellow; )
(n)tetartanopia, yellow-blindness: (a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned)
yellow-brown, Adjective
(s)amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown: (of a medium to dark brownish yellow color)
yellow-gray, Adjective
(s)yellow-grey, yellow-gray, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray: (of grey tinged with yellow)
yellow-grey, Adjective
(s)yellow-grey, yellow-gray, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray: (of grey tinged with yellow)
yellow-orange, Adjective
(s)yellow-orange, yellowish-orange: (of orange tinged with yellow)
yellow-white, Adjective
(s)yellow-white, yellowish-white: (of a white tinged with yellow)
(s)jaundiced, icteric, yellow: (affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc)
(s)scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow: (typical of tabloids)"sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
(s)yellow, yellowish, xanthous: (of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk)
(s)yellow, yellowed: (changed to a yellowish color by age)"yellowed parchment"
(s)yellow: (cowardly or treacherous)"the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight"; "too yellow to stand and fight"
yellow, Noun
(n)yellow, yellowness: (yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons)
yellow, Verb
(v)yellow: (turn yellow)"The pages of the book began to yellow"
yellowbird, Noun
(n)New_World_goldfinch, goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus_tristis: (American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer)
(n)yellow_warbler, golden_warbler, yellowbird, Dendroica_petechia: (yellow-throated American wood warbler)
yellowcake, Noun
(n)yellowcake, U308: (an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore)
yellowed, Adjective
(s)yellow, yellowed: (changed to a yellowish color by age)"yellowed parchment"
(s)jaundiced, icteric, yellow: (affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc)
(s)scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow: (typical of tabloids)"sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
(s)yellow, yellowish, xanthous: (of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk)
(s)yellow, yellowed: (changed to a yellowish color by age)"yellowed parchment"
(s)yellow: (cowardly or treacherous)"the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight"; "too yellow to stand and fight"
yellowish-beige, Adjective
(s)yellow-beige, yellowish-beige: (of beige tinged with yellow; )
yellowish-gray, Adjective
(s)yellow-grey, yellow-gray, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray: (of grey tinged with yellow)
yellowish-grey, Adjective
(s)yellow-grey, yellow-gray, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray: (of grey tinged with yellow)
yellowish-orange, Adjective
(s)yellow-orange, yellowish-orange: (of orange tinged with yellow)
yellowish-white, Adjective
(s)yellow-white, yellowish-white: (of a white tinged with yellow)
yellowish, Adjective
(s)yellow, yellowish, xanthous: (of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk)
yellowness, Noun
(n)yellow, yellowness: (yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons)
yelp, Noun
(n)yip, yelp, yelping: (a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog))
yelp, Verb
(v)yelp, yip, yap: (bark in a high-pitched tone)"the puppies yelped"
yelping, Noun
(n)yip, yelp, yelping: (a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog))
yen, Noun
(n)hankering, yen: (a yearning for something or to do something)
(n)yen: (the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen)
yen, Verb
(v)ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish: (have a desire for something or someone who is not present)"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
yeoman, Noun
(n)yeoman, yeoman_of_the_guard, beefeater: (officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch)
(n)yeoman: (in former times was free and cultivated his own land)
yes-man, Noun
(n)flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man: (a person of unquestioning obedience)
yes, Noun
(n)yes: (an affirmative)"I was hoping for a yes"
yeshiva, Noun
(n)yeshiva, yeshivah: (an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud))
yeshivah, Noun
(n)yeshiva, yeshivah: (an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud))
yesterday, Noun
(n)yesterday: (the day immediately before today)"it was in yesterday's newspapers"
(n)yesterday: (the recent past)"yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"
yesteryear, Noun
(n)past, past_times, yesteryear: (the time that has elapsed)"forget the past"
yid, Noun
(n)kike, hymie, sheeny, yid: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew)
yield, Noun
(n)output, yield: (production of a certain amount)
(n)output, yield, production: (the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time))"production was up in the second quarter"
(n)return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff: (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property)"the average return was about 5%"
(n)yield, fruit: (an amount of a product)
yield, Verb
(v)concede, yield, grant: (be willing to concede)"I grant you this much"
(v)concede, yield, cede, grant: (give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another)
(v)give, yield: (cause to happen or be responsible for)"His two singles gave the team the victory"
(v)give, yield: (be flexible under stress of physical force)"This material doesn't give"
(v)give_way, yield: (end resistance, as under pressure or force)"The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
(v)move_over, give_way, give, ease_up, yield: (move in order to make room for someone for something)"The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
(v)render, yield, return, give, generate: (give or supply)"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
(v)succumb, yield: (be fatally overwhelmed)
(v)yield, give, afford: (be the cause or source of)"He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
(v)yield, relent, soften: (give in, as to influence or pressure)
(v)yield, pay, bear: (bring in)"interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(n)surrenderer, yielder: (a person who yields or surrenders)
yielding, Adjective
(s)yielding: (inclined to yield to argument or influence or control)"a timid yielding person"
(s)yielding: (lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure)"a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"
(s)yielding: (tending to give in or surrender or agree)"too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington"
yielding, Noun
(n)concession, conceding, yielding: (the act of conceding or yielding)
(n)giving_up, yielding, surrender: (a verbal act of admitting defeat)
yin, Noun
(n)yin: (the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology)"the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe"
yip, Noun
(n)yip, yelp, yelping: (a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog))
yip, Verb
(v)yelp, yip, yap: (bark in a high-pitched tone)"the puppies yelped"
ylang-ylang, Noun
(n)ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang, Cananga_odorata: (evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental)
yob, Noun
(n)bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo: (a cruel and brutal fellow)
yobbo, Noun
(n)bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo: (a cruel and brutal fellow)
yobibit, Noun
(n)yobibit, Yibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits)
yobibyte, Noun
(n)yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes)
yobo, Noun
(n)bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo: (a cruel and brutal fellow)
yodel, Noun
(n)yodel: (a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)
yodel, Verb
(v)yodel, warble, descant: (sing by changing register; sing by yodeling)"The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
yoga, Noun
(n)yoga: (Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion)
(n)yoga: (a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind)
yoghourt, Noun
(n)yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt: (a custard-like food made from curdled milk)
yoghurt, Noun
(n)yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt: (a custard-like food made from curdled milk)
yogic, Adjective
(a)yogistic, yogic: (of or relating to yoga)"yogic exercises"
yogistic, Adjective
(a)yogistic, yogic: (of or relating to yoga)"yogic exercises"
yogurt, Noun
(n)yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt: (a custard-like food made from curdled milk)
yoke, Noun
(n)couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad: (two items of the same kind)
(n)yoke: (fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)
(n)yoke: (an oppressive power)"under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they threw off the yoke of domination"
(n)yoke: (a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke)"pulled by a yoke of oxen"
(n)yoke: (support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end)
(n)yoke, coupling: (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
(n)yoke: (stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team)
yoke, Verb
(v)yoke: (become joined or linked together)
(v)yoke, link: (link with or as with a yoke)"yoke the oxen together"
(v)yoke: (put a yoke on or join with a yoke)"Yoke the draft horses together"
yokel, Noun
(n)yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon: (a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture)
yokelish, Adjective
(s)ill-bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish: ((of persons) lacking in refinement or grace)
yolk, Noun
(n)egg_yolk, yolk: (the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen)
(n)yolk, vitellus: (nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
yon, Adjective
(s)yonder, yon: (distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal))"yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"
yonder, Adjective
(s)yonder, yon: (distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal))"yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"
yottabit, Noun
(n)yottabit, Ybit, Yb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits)
yottabyte, Noun
(n)yottabyte, YB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes)
(n)yottabyte, yobibyte, YB, YiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes)
you-drive, Noun
(n)car_rental, hire_car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive: (a rented car)"she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"
young-bearing, Adjective
(s)egg-producing, young-bearing: (capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring)
young, Adjective
(s)new, young: ((of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity)"new potatoes"; "young corn"
(s)unseasoned, untested, untried, young: (not tried or tested by experience)"unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
(a)young, immature: ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)"young people"
(s)young: (being in its early stage)"a young industry"; "the day is still young"
(s)youthful, vernal, young: (suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh)"he is young for his age"
younger, Adjective
(s)new, young: ((of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity)"new potatoes"; "young corn"
(s)unseasoned, untested, untried, young: (not tried or tested by experience)"unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
(a)young, immature: ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)"young people"
(s)young: (being in its early stage)"a young industry"; "the day is still young"
(s)younger, : (used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father)"John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."
(s)youthful, vernal, young: (suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh)"he is young for his age"
youngest, Adjective
(s)new, young: ((of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity)"new potatoes"; "young corn"
(s)unseasoned, untested, untried, young: (not tried or tested by experience)"unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
(a)young, immature: ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)"young people"
(s)young: (being in its early stage)"a young industry"; "the day is still young"
(s)youthful, vernal, young: (suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh)"he is young for his age"
youngness, Noun
(n)youngness: (the opposite of oldness)
youngster, Noun
(n)child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small_fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling: (a young person of either sex)"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
younker, Noun
(n)young_person, youth, younker, spring_chicken: (a young person (especially a young man or boy))
youth, Noun
(n)young, youth: (young people collectively)"rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
(n)young_person, youth, younker, spring_chicken: (a young person (especially a young man or boy))
(n)youth: (the time of life between childhood and maturity)
(n)youth: (early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced)
(n)youth, early_days: (an early period of development)"during the youth of the project"
(n)youth, youthfulness, juvenility: (the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person)
youthful, Adjective
(s)youthful, vernal, young: (suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh)"he is young for his age"
youthfulness, Noun
(n)youth, youthfulness, juvenility: (the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person)
yowl, Noun
(n)bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl: (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal))"his bellow filled the hallway"
yowl, Verb
(v)howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl: (cry loudly, as of animals)"The coyotes were howling in the desert"
(v)yowl, caterwaul: (utter shrieks, as of cats)
yr, Noun
(n)year, twelvemonth, yr: (a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days)"she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
ytterbite, Noun
(n)gadolinite, ytterbite: (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
yttrium, Noun
(n)yttrium, Y, atomic_number_39: (a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys)
yucky, Adjective
(s)disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky: (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust)"a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
yummy, Adjective
(s)delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy: (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)
yuppie, Noun
(n)yuppie: (a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style)