English words: y to yakky

English words y to yakky

1. y adverb, article, letter, conjunction, interjection, noun, particle, prefix, pronoun, suffix, symbol /ˈwaɪ/: The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.
2. y'ain't contraction: Contraction of you + ain't.
3. y'all determiner, pronoun, verb /jɔːl/: You (plural).
4. y'all'd contraction /jɔld/: Contraction of y'all + would.
5. y'all'd'nt've contraction: Alternative form of y'all'dn't've.
6. y'all'd've contraction /ˈjɔld.əv/: Contraction of you all would have.
7. y'all'll contraction: Contraction of y'all + will.
8. y'all means all proverb: Bigotry and intolerance are unacceptable; no one should be discriminated against.
9. y'all're contraction /jɔlɚ/: Contraction of y'all + are.
10. y'all've contraction /jɔlv/: Contraction of y'all + have.
11. y'allself pronoun: Yourselves.
12. y'allselves pronoun: Yourselves.
13. y'allternative noun: A modern outgrowth of traditional country music that incorporates elements of rock while keeping the country twanginess.
14. y'are contraction /jɑː(ɹ)/: Contraction of ye + are.
15. y'awl pronoun: Eye dialect spelling of y'all.
16. y-axis noun: The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the...
17. Y bone noun: A Y-shaped bone forming part of the rib cage of certain fish.
18. Y cable noun: A forked cable typically used to split or recombine audiovisual signals.
19. Y chromosome noun: A mammalian sex chromosome: in the XY sex-determination system, cells of females typically have a pair of X chromosomes, while cells of males typically have...
20. Y current noun: The electric current through one branch of the star arrangement of a three-phase circuit.
21. Y/D adjective: Initialism of yarn dyed.
22. y'day adverb: Alternative form of yday.
23. y-direction noun: The direction aligned with the y-axis of a coordinate system.
24. y'ever contraction: Contraction of you + ever.
25. Y Fenni noun: A Welsh cheese consisting of cheddar blended with mustard seed and ale.
26. y-front adjective: (of briefs) With a flap at the front framed by Y-shaped seams.
27. Y-fronted adjective: Having a Y-shaped seam, as Y-fronts do.
28. Y-fronts noun: Briefs that have a fly as part of an inverted Y formed by the seams.
29. y'hear interjection /jəˈhɪɹ/: you hear; used as a tag question or to strengthen a command, warning, or statement.
30. y-intercept noun: A point at which a line crosses the y-axis of a Cartesian grid.
31. Y-intersection noun: Synonym of Y-junction.
32. Y-jack noun: A splitter; a device used to split a single jack into two.
33. Y-junction noun: A three-way intersection of routes shaped like a capital letter Y.
34. y'knew contraction /jəˈnu/: Contraction of you + knew.
35. y'know contraction /jəˈnəʊ/: Alternative form of you know.
36. Yıldırım proper noun /jəldɝəm/: A surname from Turkish
37. Y level noun: A surveyor's instrument for measuring differences of level by means of a telescope resting in a Y-shaped support.
38. Y-linked adjective: Associated with the Y chromosome.
39. Y-maze noun: A variant of the T-maze, having the junction shaped like the letter Y.
40. Y-moth noun: Synonym of silver Y.
41. Y/N phrase: Initialism of yes/no.
42. y'no contraction: Pronunciation spelling of y'know
43. y.o. noun, phrase: Abbreviation of year(s) old.
44. Y. O. B. noun: Alternative spelling of YOB.
45. Y.O.L.O. phrase /ˈjoʊ.loʊ/: Alternative form of YOLO.
46. y-o-y adjective: Initialism of year-over-year or year-on-year.
47. y’reyt? interjection /jəˈɹe̞(ː)ʔ/: An informal greeting said when meeting someone or acknowledging their arrival or presence; hi/hello
48. y'see contraction /jəˈsiː/: Shortened form of you see (meaning you comprehend).
49. y'self pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of yourself.
50. Y-shaped adjective: Shaped like the capital letter "Y".
51. Y-shaped coffin noun: An imaginary coffin in the shape of a capital letter Y, supposedly used for burying a sexually promiscuous woman.
52. Y-splitter noun: A splitter; a device used to split a single power source into two.
53. y-system noun: A convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ, ŭ) are replaced by an y after the non-diacriticked letter (cy, gy, hy, jy, sy, uy), for...
54. Y theodolite noun: A kind of theodolite shaped like the capital letter Y.
55. y-wing noun: A three-cell combination in a sudoku grid which allows the elimination of a candidate in a fourth cell.
56. y-word noun: Any word starting with Y considered to be taboo in the given context, such as Yid, yobo or yokel.
57. Y worm noun: Synonym of gapeworm.
58. y/y adjective: Abbreviation of year-on-year.
59. Y10K noun: Abbreviation of year 10000.
60. Y2K adjective, noun: The millennium bug.
61. Y2K aesthetic noun: A nostalgic, retrofuturistic style from the late 1990s and early 2000s, characterized by optimism about technology, featuring shiny or metallic materials,...
62. Y2K futurism noun: A retro-futuristic aesthetic from roughly 1997 to 2004 characterized by intense techno-optimism and sleek, digital design; often characterized by chrome,...
63. Y2K pink noun: Shades of pink popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s; bright, often bubblegum or fuchsia; prevalent in pop culture, commonly seen in McBling aesthetics,...
64. Y2K problem noun: Synonym of year 2000 problem.
65. ya adverb, interjection, noun, particle, pronoun /jɑː/: Yeah; yes.
66. ya ba noun: A tablet containing a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine, popular among drug users in Thailand.
67. ya boo interjection: Alternative form of yah boo.
68. ya boo sucks interjection: Alternative form of yah boo sucks.
69. ya boy pronoun: Pronunciation spelling of your boy.
70. ya girl pronoun /ˈjə ɡɝl/: Pronunciation spelling of your girl.
71. ya'll contraction, pronoun /jʌl/: Pronunciation spelling of you'll.
72. yaa noun: The letter ي (y) in the Arabic script.
73. yaa-boo interjection: Alternative form of yah boo.
74. yaaas interjection: Alternative spelling of yass.
75. yaaay interjection: Elongated form of yay.
76. Yaacov proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jacob.
77. Yaakov proper noun /ˈjaː.koʊv/: The son of Yitzhak and Rivka, twin brother of Esav, and patriarch of the Jews.
78. Yaaku noun: An indigenous group of forest people located in Kenya.
79. yaar noun: A friend, pal, or buddy.
80. yaara noun: mate; bro
81. yaasa noun: a regional dialect or accent of Telugu.
82. yab verb: To satirize or roast; to abuse verbally.
83. YABA noun: Acronym of yet another bloody acronym.
84. yaba daba doo interjection: Alternative spelling of yabba dabba doo.
85. yabba noun: A traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot.
86. yabba dabba don't interjection: An expression of disappointment, especially towards something of or pertaining to The Flintstones franchise.
87. yabba dabba doo interjection /ˈjæbə ˈdæbə ˈduː/: An expression of happiness or excitement.
88. yabber verb /ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/: To talk, jabber.
89. yabbi noun /ˈjæb.i/: Satirical verbal abuse; a roasting.
90. yabbie noun /ˈjæb.i/: Alternative spelling of yabby.
91. yabble adjective, noun, verb: To vocalize in a meaningless or incomprehensible manner.
92. yabbos noun: Alternative form of yabos (“a woman's breasts”).
93. yabbut contraction, noun: Eye dialect spelling of yeah, but.
94. yabby noun, verb /ˈjæb.i/: Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
95. yabby pump noun: A large hand-operated syringe-like suction pump, made of metal tubing with a rubber plunger, used to harvest ghost shrimp (prototypically the marine yabby)...
96. yabghu noun: A ruler of a medieval Turkic state, nominally subject to a khagan.
97. Yabim noun: A member of a Melanesian people of Morobe, Papua New Guinea.
98. Yablochkov candle noun: A type of electric carbon arc lamp.
99. Yablonski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
100. Yabo proper noun: A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
101. yaboo noun: An Afghan pony used as a beast of burden.
102. yabos noun /ˈjæbəʊz/: A woman's breasts.
103. Yabrudian adjective: Of or relating to a part of the Acheulo-Yabrudian complex that is dominated by thick scrapers shaped by steep Quina retouch.
104. yabu noun, phrase: Alternative form of yaboo (“Afghan pony”).
105. yabusame noun: A Japanese form of mounted archery
106. Yabutian adjective: Of or relating to a moribund language family of southern Rondônia, Brazil, comprising Arikapú (Maxubí) and Djeoromitxi (Yabutí/Jabotí).
107. YAC noun: Initialism of yeast artificial chromosome.
108. yacal noun: A Philippine timber tree with heavy hard wood.
109. yacare noun: A caiman (Caiman yacare), indigenous to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
110. yacare caiman noun: Alternative form of yacare.
111. yacata noun: An ancient Mesoamerican structure resembling a rounded pyramid.
112. yacca noun: Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.
113. Yachiyo proper noun: A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
114. yacht noun, verb /jɒt/: A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
115. yacht club noun: A sports club for yachting.
116. yacht person noun: A wealthy émigré from Hong Kong who fled the handover of the colony back to China in 1997, taking their wealth with them to settle elsewhere in the...
117. yacht rock noun: A smooth, melodic form of soft rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
118. yachtboard adjective: On board a yacht.
119. yachtdom noun: The realm or sphere of yachting.
120. yachtee noun: One who sails on a yacht.
121. yachter noun /ˈjɒtəɹ/: A person who sails in yachts.
122. yachtful noun: As much as a yacht will hold.
123. yachtie noun: Alternative spelling of yachty.
124. yachting noun, verb: A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
125. yachtist noun /ˈjɒtɪst/: One who sails a yacht.
126. yachtless adjective: Without a yacht.
127. yachtlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a yacht.
128. yachtman noun: A yachtsman.
129. yachtmanship noun: Synonym of yachtsmanship.
130. yachtperson noun: One who sails on a yacht.
131. yachtsfolk noun: People who spend time on yachts.
132. yachtsman noun: A man who sails a yacht.
133. yachtsmanlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a yachtsman.
134. yachtsmanship noun: The skill or art of sailing a yacht.
135. yachtsperson noun: One who sails a yacht.
136. yachtswoman noun: A woman who sails a yacht.
137. yachtwear noun: Clothing to be worn on a yacht.
138. yachty adjective, noun: A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
139. yack noun, verb /jæk/: Alternative form of yak (“chatter; talk”).
140. yack on verb: To talk at length, in an annoying, boring and long-winded way.
141. Yackandandah proper noun: A town in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
142. yacker noun: One who talks at length.
143. yacket noun, verb: To chatter
144. yacketayak verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.
145. yacketayakking verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yakking.
146. yackety adjective: talkative, garrulous
147. yackety-yack noun, verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.
148. yackety-yak noun, verb: prolonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip
149. yacon noun: The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius
150. Yacoub proper noun: A surname.
151. Yacoubian proper noun: A surname from Armenian.
152. Yaculta noun: Synonym of Lekwiltok.
153. yad noun: A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.
154. yada interjection: Only used in yada yada yada
155. yada yada yada phrase, verb: And so on; and so forth.
156. yadadamean interjection /jədədəˈmiːn/: Do you know what I mean? Do you understand?
157. yadamean interjection: Alternative form of yadadamean.
158. Yadav noun: A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, cow headers and peasant-pastoral grazing communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent.
159. Yadava noun: An ancient Indian people who believed themselves to be descended from Yadu.
160. yadda interjection, noun: Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is...
161. yadda yadda yadda phrase: Alternative spelling of yada yada yada.
162. yadder interjection, noun, verb: A stake used for bracing.
163. yade noun: Alternative form of yaud.
164. yadi interjection: Alternative form of yada; only used in yadi yadi yada and yadi-yadi-ya.
165. yadi-yadi-ya phrase: Alternative form of yada yada yada.
166. yadi yadi yada phrase: Alternative form of yada yada yada.
167. Yadkin proper noun: A river in North Carolina, United States.
168. yadnya noun: Alternative form of yajna.
169. Yadong proper noun: A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
170. yadu noun: A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five lines, with certain constraints on syllables and rhyme.
171. yae noun: The Korean vowel ㅒ (yae).
172. Yaeger proper noun: A surname.
173. Yaeko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
174. Yael proper noun: A female given name from Hebrew.
175. Yaesu proper noun: A neighborhood of Chuō, Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
176. YAF noun: Initialism of young adult fiction.
177. yaff verb: To bark, yelp.
178. Yaffe proper noun: A surname from Hebrew.
179. yaffingale noun /ˈjæfɪŋɡeɪl/: the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
180. yaffle noun, verb /ˈjafl̩/: The European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
181. yaffler noun: the European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
182. yafsoanite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, oxygen, tellurium, and zinc.
183. YAG noun: Initialism of yttrium aluminium garnet: a synthetic material used in lasers and formerly as an artificial gemstone.
184. Yagara noun /ˈjaɡərə/: An Indigenous Australian people who inhabited much of the area of and around what is now Brisbane.
185. yage noun /ˈjɑːheɪ/: Ayahuasca.
186. yager noun: A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
187. yagger noun /ˈjæɡɚ/: A fishing boat used to catch herring.
188. Yaghan noun: Alternative form of Yahgan.
189. Yaghan dog noun: Synonym of Fuegian dog.
190. Yaghnob noun: Alternative form of Yaghnobi.
191. Yaghnobi noun: A member of an ethnic minority in Tajikistan, inhabiting the Sughd province in the valleys of the Yaghnob, Qul and Varzob rivers.
192. yagi noun: Yagi-Uda antenna
193. Yagi antenna noun: Synonym of Yagi-Uda antenna.
194. Yagi-Uda antenna noun: A type of directional antenna with one driven element and one or more parasitic elements; a directional radio or TV antenna consisting of two or more...
195. yagiite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
196. yagna noun: Alternative form of yajna.
197. yagni noun: Acronym of you ain't gonna need it, the principle that software developers should not add functionality to software until it is required.
198. Yagnob noun: Alternative form of Yaghnobi.
199. Yagnobi noun: Alternative form of Yaghnobi.
200. yagnya noun: Alternative form of yajna.
201. Yago proper noun: A male given name from Spanish.
202. Yagoda proper noun: A surname from Russian
203. yagona noun /jɑˈɡoʊnə/: The kava plant.
204. Yagoona proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
205. yagouarondi noun: Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
206. yagouaroundi noun: Alternative form of jaguarundi.
207. yagouarundi noun: Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
208. yagua noun: A Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapiana
209. yaguarondi noun: Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
210. yaguarundi noun: Alternative form of jaguarundi.
211. yaguaza noun: Dendrocygna autumnalis, the black-bellied whistling duck.
212. Yaguchi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
213. yagura noun: A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
214. yaguranage noun: A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, places his knee against his opponent's inner thigh and drives the leg upwards while forcing...
215. yagya noun: Alternative form of yajna.
216. yah adverb, interjection, noun, pronoun /jʌː/: Yes.
217. yah boo adjective, interjection: An expression of derision or scorn.
218. yah boo sucks interjection: A childish expression of derision or scorn.
219. Yahganan noun: Synonym of Yahgan.
220. Yahi noun: The southernmost portion of the Yana people.
221. Yahn proper noun: A surname.
222. yahoo interjection, noun, verb /ˈjɑːhuː/: A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.
223. Yahoo Answerer noun: A user of the question-and-answer forum Yahoo Answers.
224. Yahoo boy noun: A man who carries out 419 fraud.
225. Yahoo Grouper noun: One who uses Yahoo Groups.
226. Yahoo Groupie noun: One who uses Yahoo Groups.
227. yahoo-yahoo boy noun: Alternative form of Yahoo boy.
228. yahoodom noun: Synonym of yahooism.
229. Yahooer noun: One who uses a Yahoo! service.
230. yahooish adjective: Like a yahoo; ignorant and boorish.
231. yahooism noun: The behaviour or attitudes of yahoos; ignorant boorishness.
232. Yahooskin noun: Dated form of Yahuskin.
233. yahrtzeit noun: Alternative spelling of yahrzeit.
234. yahrzeit noun /ˈjɑːtsaɪt/: The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.
235. yahrzeit candle noun: A type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.
236. Yahtzee noun /ˈjɑːtsi/: In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination.
237. Yahuskin noun: A member of a certain band of the Klamath people.
238. Yahvist noun: Alternative form of Jehovist.
239. Yahweh proper noun /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/: YHWH, the deity worshiped in Abrahamic religions.
240. Yahwehism noun: Synonym of Jehovism.
241. Yahwehist noun: Alternative form of Jehovist.
242. Yahwism noun /ˈjɑːwɪz.əm/: A religion of Iron Age Israel, believing in a pantheon of gods headed by Yahweh.
243. Yahwist adjective, noun: A follower of the Iron Age religion of Yahwism.
244. Yahwistic adjective: Alternative form of Jehovistic.
245. Yahya proper noun: A prophet of Islam.
246. yair noun /jɛː/: An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.
247. yaird noun: Obsolete form of yard.
248. yaje noun: Alternative spelling of yage.
249. yajeine noun: Harmine.
250. yajenine noun: An alkaloid of uncertain composition, reported from the genus Banisteriopsis.
251. yajman noun: Alternative form of jajman.
252. yajmani noun: Alternative form of jajmani.
253. yajna noun /ˈjʌdʒnə/: A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
254. Yajnavalkyan adjective: Of or relating to Yajnavalkya, an ancient Hindu Vedic sage.
255. yajnopavita noun: A sacred thread worn during the upanayana ritual.
256. Yajurveda proper noun: The third of the four Vedas, or canonical texts of Hinduism, containing the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic...
257. Yajurvedic adjective: Of or pertaining to the Yajurveda.
258. yak noun, verb /jæk/: An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
259. yak lace noun: A coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.
260. yak on verb: Alternative spelling of yack on.
261. yak shaving noun: Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing one to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows one to solve a larger problem.
262. Yaka noun: An African ethnic group of the southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
263. yakal noun: Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
264. yakalo noun /ˈjækəloʊ/: A hybrid cross of a yak (Bos grunniens) and an American bison (Bison bison).
265. Yakama noun: A member of a Native American tribe based primarily in eastern Washington state.
266. yakamik noun: A bird allied to the cranes; the agami or trumpeter.
267. Yakan proper noun: A language spoken primarily on Basilan Island in the Philippines
268. yakare noun: Alternative form of yacare.
269. yakata noun: The structure, suspended over the sumo dohyo, that resembles the roof of a Shinto shrine.
270. yakayaka noun: steamed cassava
271. yakayake noun: Alternative form of yakayaka.
272. yakback noun: The back of a yak (for riding or carrying burdens).
273. yakchal noun: Alternative form of yakhchal.
274. yakdan noun: A Persian trunk or portmanteau
275. Yake proper noun: A surname from German.
276. yakety-yak noun, verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.
277. yakgwa noun: A type of Korean dessert made with honey, rice wine, sesame oil, and ginger juice.
278. yakhchal noun: A type of icehouse, built mainly in Persia (present-day Iran), that functions as an evaporative cooler, having a domed shape above ground and a subterranean...
279. yakhdan noun: A leather basket or trunk formerly used in the Middle East.
280. yakhni noun: Any of various stocks, broths and stews found in many countries from the Balkan Peninsula to South Asia.
281. yakhontovite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic pistachio green mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
282. yaki noun: teppanyaki
283. Yakima noun /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/: A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.
284. Yakiman noun: Someone from Yakima, Washington State.
285. Yakimaniac noun: Someone from Yakima, Washington State; a Yakiman.
286. yakimeshi noun: Japanese fried rice.
287. Yakimite noun: A Yakiman; someone from Yakima, Washington State.
288. yakimono noun: Grilled or broiled dishes in Japanese cuisine.
289. yakin noun: A large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor
290. yakiniku noun: Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
291. yakisoba noun /ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbə/: A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.
292. yakisugi noun: A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.
293. yakitori noun /jækɪˈtɔəɹi/: A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.
294. yakity-yak noun, verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.
295. yakk verb: Alternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit)
296. yakka noun, verb: Work.
297. yakker noun: One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.
298. yakkety-yak noun, verb: Alternative spelling of yackety-yak.
299. yakkha noun: Alternative form of yaksha
300. yakky adjective /ˈjæki/: chatty, talkative

Part 2 · English words: Y

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under Y: 3,488 words, in 12 parts.