+
yucca
n.
See Flicker, n., 2.
+
yoke
n.
A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
+
yodle
n.
A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.
+
yearbook
n.
A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
+
yare
adv.
Soon.
+
yoll
v.i.
To yell.
+
yellowbird
n.
The common yellow warbler; -- called also summer yellowbird.  See Illust. of Yellow warbler, under Yellow, a.
+
yucca
n.
A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
+
yalah
n.
The oil of the mahwa tree.
+
yield
v.t.
To give a reward to; to bless.
+
yesterday
n.
Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.
+
yift
n.
Gift.
+
youngly
adv.
In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.
+
yarn
n.
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.
+
yearn
v.i.
To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.
+
yeldrine
n.
The yellow-hammer; -- called also yeldrock, and yoldrin.
+
yliche
a.|adv.
Alt. of Ylike
+
youngness
n.
The quality or state of being young.
+
youthsome
a.
Youthful.
+
yeared
a.
Containing years; having existed or continued many years; aged.
+
yeven
p.p.
Given.
+
yonder
a.
Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon.
+
yit
conj.
Yet.
+
youngly
a.
Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
+
yoking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yoke
+
yarrow
n.
An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
+
yawl
n.
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
+
yox
v.i.
See Yex.
+
yellowroot
n.
Any one of several plants with yellow roots.
+
yoke
v.i.
To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate.
+
ythrowe

p. p. of Throw.
+
yellowing
n.
The act or process of making yellow.
+
yerba
n.
An herb; a plant.
+
young
superl.
Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
+
yearly
a.
Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast.
+
yumas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.
+
yew
n.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
+
yield
v.t.
To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
+
yern
a.
Eager; brisk; quick; active.
+
yawd
n.
A jade; an old horse or mare.
+
yeasty
a.
Frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
+
yaws
n.
A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
+
yeoman
n.
A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.
+
yew
a.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
+
yerk
v.t.
To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
+
yholde

p. p. of Hold.
+
ytterbium
n.
A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2.  Cf. Yttrium.
+
yuckel
n.
Same as Yockel.
+
yellowish
a.
Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.
+
yeast
n.
A form of fungus which grows as indvidual rounded cells, rather than in a mycelium, and reproduces by budding; esp. members of the orders Endomycetales and Moniliales.  Some fungi may grow both as a yeast or as a mycelium, depending on the conditions of growth.
+
yearn
v.t.
To pain; to grieve; to vex.
+
yellowtail
n.
The runner, 12.
+
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).
+
yarr
v.i.
To growl or snarl as a dog.
+
yachtsman
n.
One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.
+
yamp
n.
An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California.
+
yankeedoodle
n.
Humorously, a Yankee.
+
yield
v.i.
To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing.
+
yoni
n.
The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped.  Cf. Lingam.
+
yap
n.
A bark; a yelp.
+
youze
n.
The cheetah.
+
yeve
v.i.
To give.
+
yachter
n.
One engaged in sailing a jacht.
+
yest
n.
See Yeast.
+
yearn
v.i.
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
+
yellowbill
n.
The American scoter.
+
yellowtail
n.
Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola; especially, the large California species (S. dorsalis) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina, and white salmon.
+
yu
n.
Jade.
+
yellowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yellow
+
yager
n.
In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army.
+
y
n.
Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y.
+
yerne
a.
Eagerly; briskly; quickly.
+
yogi
n.
A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic.
+
yeomanly
a.
Pertaining to a yeoman; becoming or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanlike.
+
yle
n.
Isle.
+
youngly
adv.
Ignorantly; weakly.
+
yttrium
n.
A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder.  Symbol Y.  Atomic weight, 89.
+
yawn
v.i.
To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
+
yerst
adv.
See Erst.
+
yaup
n.
The blue titmouse.
+
yerk
v.i.
To move a quick, jerking motion.
+
yt

an old method of printing that (AS. /aet, /aet) the "y" taking the place of the old letter "thorn" (/).  Cf. Ye, the.
+
yet
n.
Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
+
ybe
p.p.
Been.
+
yataghan
n.
A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
+
yellowbird
n.
The American goldfinch, or thistle bird.  See Goldfinch.
+
ye

an old method of printing the article the (AS.  /e), the "y" being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn (/). It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced ye.  See The, and Thorn, n., 4.
+
yesterday
adv.
On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.
+
yankee
n.
A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
+
yellowhammer
n.
A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark.
+
ye
n.
An eye.
+
yellowfin
n.
A large squeteague.
+
yodling

of Yodle
+
yellowroot
n.
Same as Orangeroot.
+
yoke
n.
A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.
+
yezdi
n.
Same as Izedi.
+
yaw
v.i.
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
+
yeoman
n.
An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores.
+
yaf
imp.
Gave.  See Give.
+
yead
v.i.
Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect yode, but sometimes mistaken for a present.  See the Note under Yede.
+
yapon
n.
Same as Yaupon.
+
youngger
n.
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
+
yold
p.p.
Yielded.
+
ycleped
p.p.
Called; named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings.
+
y
n.
A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.
+
yellowgolds
n.
A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye.
+
yield
v.t.
To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
+
yellow
n.
A yellow pigment.
+
young
n.
The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
+
yearly
adv.
Annually; once a year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed.
+
yesterweek
n.
The week last past; last week.
+
yacare
n.
A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also spectacled alligator, and spectacled cayman.
+
yellowshins
n.
See Yellolegs.
+
yon
a.
At a distance, but within view; yonder.
+
ypocras
n.
Hippocras.
+
yell
n.
A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
+
you
dat.|obj.
The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed.  See the Note under Ye.
+
yama
n.
The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and noose in his hands.
+
yarely
adv.
In a yare manner.
+
yaupon
n.
A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.
+
youth
n.
The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility.
+
yawed
imp.|p.p.
of Yaw
+
yoke
v.t.
To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
+
yellowshanks
n.
Alt. of Yellowshins
+
yardfuls
pl.
of Yardful
+
yern
v.i.
See 3d Yearn.
+
yacht
v.i.
To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
+
yuga
n.
Any one of the four ages, Krita, or Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali, into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.
+
yakin
n.
A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas.
+
yieldless
a.
Without yielding; unyielding.
+
yaup
v.i.
To cry out like a child; to yelp.
+
ymaked
p.p.
Made.
+
yearningly
adv.
With yearning.
+
youths
pl.
of Youth
+
yeomanry
n.
The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
+
yedding
n.
The song of a minstrel; hence, any song.
+
yet
adv.
Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet.  See As yet, under As, conj.
+
yin
n.
A Chinese weight of 2/ pounds.
+
yode
imp.
Went; walked; proceeded.
+
yarke
n.
Same as Saki.
+
youthful
a.
Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports.
+
yesty
a.
See Yeasty.
+
yarn
n.
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
+
yelp
v.i.
To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup.
+
yodled

of Yodle
+
yokeage
n.
See Rokeage.
+
yaw
v.i.|t.
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
+
yielded
imp.|p.p.
of Yield
+
yesteryear
n.
The year last past; last year.
+
yield
n.
Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation.
+
yellowed
imp.|p.p.
of Yellow
+
yield
v.i.
To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
+
yesternight
adv.
On the last night.
+
youthhood
n.
The quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth.
+
yelled
imp.|p.p.
of Yell
+
yard
v.i.
A branch; a twig.
+
yolk
n.
The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
+
yuck
v.i.
To itch.
+
ysame
adv.
Together.
+
yelper
n.
The tattler.
+
yellowtop
n.
A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.
+
yield
v.i.
To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
+
yea
n.
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays.
+
yonder
adv.
At a distance, but within view.
+
yachting
n.
Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
+
yeanling
n.
A lamb or a kid; an eanling.
+
yoke
n.
A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.
+
yokelet
n.
A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
+
yeomanlike
a.
Resembling, or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanly.
+
yarnen
a.
Made of yarn; consisting of yarn.
+
yeldrin
n.
Alt. of Yeldrine
+
yellow
n.
A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.
+
yardwand
n.
A yardstick.
+
yewen
a.
Made of yew; as, yewen bows.
+
ydrad
p.p.
Dreaded.
+
yesterevening
n.
The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.
+
y

Alt. of I-
+
yuletide
n.
Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas.
+
yerked
imp.|p.p.
of Yerk
+
yank
n.
A jerk or twitch.
+
yon
adv.
Yonder.
+
yond
a.
Furious; mad; angry; fierce.
+
yorkshire
n.
A county in the north of England.
+
yowl
v.i.
To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.
+
younker
a.
A young person; a stripling; a yonker.
+
yernut
n.
An earthnut, or groundnut.  See Groundnut (d).
+
yeara
n.
The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba).  See under Poison, a.
+
yellowtail
n.
The menhaden.
+
yonker
n.
A young fellow; a younker.
+
yodeled
imp.|p.p.
of Yodle
+
yardful
n.
As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
+
ye
pron.
The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the nominative case.
+
yielding
a.
Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.
+
yawn
n.
The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
+
yield
v.t.
To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
+
yew
n.
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
+
ye
adv.
Yea; yes.
+
yawp
v.|n.
See Yaup.
+
yellowroot
n.
See Xanthorhiza.
+
yelloweyed
a.
Having yellow eyes.
+
yeomen
pl.
of Yeoman
+
yeldhall
n.
Guildhall.
+
yielding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yield
+
youngish
a.
Somewhat young.
+
ynow
a.
Enough.
+
yawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yaw
+
yearly
a.
Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of the earth.
+
yojan
n.
A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five.
+
yellowtail
n.
The mademoiselle, or silver perch.
+
yank
n.
An abbreviation of Yankee.
+
yare
n.
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
+
yardarm
n.
Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
+
yerk
v.i.
To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
+
yawn
v.i.
To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
+
yoked
imp.|p.p.
of Yoke
+
yground

p. p. of Grind.
+
y

A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.
+
yourself
pron.
An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself.
+
youngling
a.
Young; youthful.
+
yellowness
n.
The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange.
+
yours
pron.
See the Note under Your.
+
ygdrasyl
n.
See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
+
yowe
n.
A ewe.
+
yet
conj.
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
+
yelling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yell
+
yeman
n.
A yeoman.
+
yen
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
+
yell
v.i.
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
+
yellow
superl.
Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
+
yot
v.t.
To unite closely.
+
yttriferous
a.
Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as, gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.
+
yankee
a.
Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
+
yellows
n.
A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
+
yakoots
n.pl.
(Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits.
+
yacca
n.
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
+
yang
n.
The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
+
yard
n.
An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.
+
yerd
n.
See 1st & 2d Yard.
+
yeaned
imp.|p.p.
of Yean
+
yerking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yerk
+
yex
v.i.
To hiccough.
+
y level

See under Y, n.
+
yodler
n.
One who yodels.
+
yakare
n.
Same as Yacare.
+
yet
conj.
Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time.
+
yeoman
n.
A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry.
+
yelping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yelp
+
yoke
n.
A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.
+
youthy
a.
Young.
+
yaw
n.
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
+
yearnings
n.pl.
The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk.
+
year
n.
The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
+
yestreen
n.
Yester-evening; yesternight; last night.
+
yaffle
n.
The European green woodpecker (Picus, / Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
+
youngling
n.
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
+
ynambu
n.
A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens); -- called also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou.  See Illust. of Tinamou.
+
yttrious
a.
Same as Yttric.
+
yulan
n.
A species of Magnolia (M. conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves.  See the Note under Magnolia.
+
ylike
a.|adv.
Like; alike.
+
yesterday
n.
The day last past; the day next before the present.
+
yaud
n.
See Yawd.
+
yolk
n.
An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.
+
yield
v.t.
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
+
yellowhammer
n.
The flicker.
+
yestermorning
n.
The morning of yesterday.
+
yardland
n.
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.
+
yearn
v.i.|t.
To curdle, as milk.
+
yerk
v.t.
To strike or lash with a whip.
+
yellowwood
n.
The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
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yaksha
n.
A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.
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yerk
n.
A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
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ytterbic
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containing ytterbium.
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yoke
n.
A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it.  See Illust. of Bell.
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yorker
n.
A tice.
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ypres lace

Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
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yawn
n.
A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
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yoke
v.t.
To couple; to join with another.
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yellowtail
n.
The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides).
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yearling
a.
Being a year old.
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yield
v.t.
To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
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yoit
n.
The European yellow-hammer.
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yite
n.
The European yellow-hammer.
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yew
v.i.
See Yaw.
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yawlrigged
a.
Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible.  See Illustration in Appendix.
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yet
conj.
Even; -- used emphatically.
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yawning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yawn
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yoke
n.
A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder.  To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
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youl
v.i.
To yell; to yowl.
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yeastbitten
a.
A term used of beer when the froth of the yeast has reentered the body of the beer.
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yearned
imp.|p.p.
of Yearn
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yestereve
n.
Alt. of Yester-evening
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yoketoed
a.
Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.
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yark
v.t.|i.
To yerk.
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yex
v.i.
A hiccough.
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yfere
adv.
Together.  See Ifere.
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yesternoon
n.
The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.
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yolden
p.p.
Yielded.
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yearth
n.
The earth.
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yellowlegs
n.
Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins.  See Tattler, 2.
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yaulp
v.i.
To yaup.
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yodeling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yodle
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yard
v.i.
A rod; a stick; a staff.
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yachtman
n.
See Yachtsman.
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yraft
p.p.
Bereft.
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yeast
n.
The foam, or troth (top yeast), or the sediment (bottom yeast), of beer or other in fermentation, which contains the yeast plant or its spores, and under certain conditions produces fermentation in saccharine or farinaceous substances; a preparation used for raising dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy; barm; ferment.
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youngster
n.
A young person; a youngling; a lad.
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yawn
v.i.
To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
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yieldable
a.
Disposed to yield or comply.
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youth
n.
The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood.
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yacht
n.
A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
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york use

The one of the three printed uses of England which was followed in the north. It was based on the Sarum use.  See Use, n., 6.
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yghe
n.
Eye.
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yl

A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
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yoke
n.
A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon.
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yellowcovered
a.
Covered or bound in yellow paper.
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y
n.
A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track.
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ypsiloid
a.
In the form of the letter Y; Y-shaped.
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yaourt
n.
A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.
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yawweed
n.
A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white, odorous flowers.
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yren
n.
Iron.
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yelper
n.
An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise.
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yule
n.
Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior.
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yaul
n.
See Yawl.
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yamma
n.
The llama.
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yarnut
n.
See Yernut.
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yux
n.|v.
See Yex, n.
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yelper
n.
The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
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yuen
n.
The crowned gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also wooyen, and wooyen ape.
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yet
adv.
At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
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yajurveda
n.
See Veda.
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ynough
a.
Alt. of Ynow
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yielder
n.
One who yields.
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yenite
n.
A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite.
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yvel
a.|adv.
Evil; ill.
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yodel
v.t.|i.
Alt. of Yodle
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yoke
n.
A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
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yttrocolumbite
n.
Alt. of Yttro-tantalite
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yellowthroat
n.
Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species.
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yauper
n.
One who, or that which, yaups.
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yer
prep.
Ere; before.
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yanking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yank
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year
n.
Age, or old age; as, a man in years.
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ywis
adv.
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably.
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yew
n.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
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yodel
n.
Alt. of Yodle
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yellows
n.
A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
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yowley
n.
The European yellow-hammer.
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yankeeism
n.
A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.
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yaffingale
n.
The yaffle.
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youthful
a.
Also used figuratively.
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yea
adv.
More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause.  Cf. Nay, adv., 2.
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yarwhip
n.
The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp.  See Godwit.
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yelp
n.
A sharp, quick cry; a bark.
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yoke
v.t.
To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen.
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yeastiness
n.
The quality or state of being yeasty, or frothy.
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yearling
n.
An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
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yellowfish
n.
A rock trout (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel.
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youthly
a.
Young; youthful.
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yachtsmen
pl.
of Yachtsman
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yelped
imp.|p.p.
of Yelp
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yend
v.t.
To throw; to cast.
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yockel
n.
The yaffle.
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yellow
v.i.
To become yellow or yellower.
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yow
pron.
You.
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ys
pl.
of Y
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yelk
n.
Same as Yolk.
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yellowtail
n.
A California rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus).
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yellowwort
n.
A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (Chlora perfoliata). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.
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yester
a.
Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.
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yate
n.
A gate.  See 1st Gate.
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yellow
v.t.
To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
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yard
v.t.
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.
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yean
v.t.|i.
To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean.
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yarage
a.
The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
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yakamilk
n.
See Trumpeter, 3 (a).
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yezidee
n.
Alt. of Yezidi
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yuke
v.i.|t.
Same as Yuck.
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yokemate
n.
Same as Yokefellow.
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yanked
imp.|p.p.
of Yank
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yearning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yearn
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yeel
n.
An eel.
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yard
n.
An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
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yuck
v.t.
To scratch.
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youngthly
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, youth; youthful.
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yard
v.i.
The penis.
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young
superl.
Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
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yoke
n.
A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
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yawned
imp.|p.p.
of Yawn
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ygo
p.p.
Gone.
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yard
v.i.
A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.
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yllanraton
n.
The agouara.
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yawl
v.i.
To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
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yttric
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium.
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young
superl.
Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
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yokefellow
n.
An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.
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yeomanry
n.
The yeomanry cavalry.
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ywar
a.
Aware; wary.
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yarn
n.
Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
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yunx
n.
A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.
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ye

Alt. of Ye
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yard
v.i.
A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.
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yug
n.
Alt. of Yuga
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yezdegerdian
a.
Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era is still used by the Parsees.
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yoncopin
n.
A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
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yt

Alt. of Yt
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yes
adv.
Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no.
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yellows
n.
A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies.  Called also redhorns, and sulphurs.  See Sulphur.
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ypight
p.p.
See Pight.
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youth
pl.
of Youth
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yowl
n.
A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.
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yupon
n.
Same as Yaupon.
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yokel
n.
A country bumpkin.
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yawningly
adv.
In a yawning manner.
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yardstick
n.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
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yap
v.i.
To bark; to yelp.
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yond
a.
Yonder.
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yeast
n.
Spume, or foam, of water.
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your
pron.|a.
The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
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yearbook
n.
A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
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yoke
n.
The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.
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yellowseed
n.
A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium campestre).
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yezidi
n.
Same as Izedi.
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yelp
v.i.
To boast.
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ys
pl.
of Y
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yronne
p.p.
Run.
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yieldance
n.
The act of yielding; concession.
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yoke
n.
Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
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yam
n.
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several others are cultivated.
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youthful
a.
Not yet mature or aged; young.
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yellowness
n.
Jealousy.
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yede
imp.
Went.  See Yode.
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yoke
n.
A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
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youth
n.
A young person; especially, a young man.
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yearnful
a.
Desirous.
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yankeedoodle
n.
The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.
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yesternight
n.
The last night; the night last past.
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yieldance
n.
The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth.
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y
n.
One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye.
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yoke
n.
A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt.
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yawn
v.i.
To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
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yodle
v.t.|i.
To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.
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yttrotantalite
n.
A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.
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yak
n.
A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.
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yell
v.t.
To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
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youth
n.
Young persons, collectively.
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yeaning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Yean
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ypsiliform
a.
Resembling the / in appearance; -- said of the germinal spot in the ripe egg at one of the stages of fecundation.
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youngth
n.
Youth.
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ya
adv.
Yea.
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yapock
n.
A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum.
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yestern
a.
Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.
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yang
v.i.
To make the cry of the wild goose.
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yard
v.i.
A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast.  See Illust. of Ship.
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yaup
n.
A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain.
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yeorling
n.
The European yellow-hammer.
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yaguarundi
n.
Same as Jaguarondi.
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y
pron.
I.
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yen
pl.
of Ye
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yttria
n.
The oxide, Y2O3, or earth, of yttrium.
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yore
adv.
In time long past; in old time; long since.
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y

Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel.  See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
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yeomanry
n.
The position or rank of a yeoman.
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yield
v.i.
To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.
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yawn
n.
An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
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ydo
p.p.
Done.
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yufts
n.
Russia leather.
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yeoman
n.
A servant; a retainer.
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yearly
a.
Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.
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yote
v.t.
To pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water.
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yttrocerite
n.
A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.
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yold
obs.p.p.
of Yield
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yestermorn
n.
Alt. of Yester-morning
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youthful
a.
Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.
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yis
adv.
Yes.
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yoga
n.
A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.
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yank
v.t.
To twitch; to jerk.
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yoicks
interj.
A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
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yea
adv.
Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes.  See Yes.
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yourselves
pl.
of Yourself
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yoke
n.
Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection.
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ymel
prep.
Among.
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youpon
n.
Same as Yaupon.
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yarrish
a.
Having a rough, dry taste.
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yive
v.t.|i.
To give.
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yellowammer
n.
See Yellow-hammer.
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yet
adv.
In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.
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