English Words: Y

2,763 words · Page 23 of 56

yellowhammernoun

A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

yellowheadnoun

A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).

Yellowhead Passname

A mountain pass through the Canadian Rockies, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

yellowheartnoun

The tree Zanthoxylum flavum.

yellowhornnoun

Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.

yellowingnoun

The process of turning yellow.

yellowishadj

Somewhat yellow in colour.

yellowishlyadv

With a colour resembling yellow.

yellowishnessnoun

The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours.

yellowismnoun

A conceptual movement or a system where everything is reduced to, or flattened to, the color yellow, representing a single, unifying interpretation.

Yellowknifename

The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Yellowknifernoun

A native or inhabitant of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

yellowlineverb

To charge a higher price for services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.

yellowlyadv

In a yellow manner; with yellow colour.

yellowmannoun

Alternative form of yellow man.

yellowmouthadj

Having yellow markings around the mouth.

yellownapenoun

Any of various birds with a yellow nape

yellownessnoun

The state, quality, or degree of being yellow in colour.

yellowredadj

Alternative form of yellow-red.

yellowrootnoun

Xanthorhiza simplicissima, syn. X. apiifolia, a North American subshrub whose roots were formerly used to produce a yellow dye.

yellowsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of yellow

yellowseednoun

A form of peppergrass or pepperwort (Lepidium campestre)

yellowshanksnoun

A bird, the lesser yellowleg.

yellowshinsnoun

yellowlegs

yellowspike orchidnoun

Any member of some species of orchids in the genus Polystachya, which are found in many tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.

Yellowstonename

A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

Yellowstone Countyname

One of 56 counties in Montana, United States. County seat: Billings.

yellowtailadj

Having a yellow tail.

Yellowtardnoun

A fanatic of the Liberal Party of the Philippines.

yellowthornnoun

A variety of acacia.

yellowthroatnoun

Any of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis

yellowthroatedadj

Alternative spelling of yellow-throated.

yellowtopnoun

Any of the genus Flaveria of plants with yellow flowers, related to the sunflower.

yellowwarenoun

A type of earthenware made from yellow clay.

yellowweednoun

Any of several plants with yellow flowers.

yellowwoodnoun

Any of the tree genus Cladrastis.

yellowwortnoun

Blackstonia perfoliata, a gentianaceous plant with bright yellow flowers.

yellowyadj

Somewhat yellow; yellowish.

Yellvillename

A city, the county seat of Marion County, Arkansas, United States.

yellyadj

Tending to yell.

yelmnoun

A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.

yelmernoun

One who prepares straw for use as thatch.

yelpnoun

An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

yelpedverb

simple past and past participle of yelp

yelpernoun

One who yelps.

yelpingverb

present participle and gerund of yelp

yelpishadj

Resembling a yelp; yelplike.

yelplikeadj

Resembling a yelp.

yelpsnoun

plural of yelp

yelpyadj

Prone to yelp.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Y contains 2,763 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 56 pages, and you are currently viewing page 23. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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