English Words: Y

2,763 words · Page 24 of 56

yeltnoun

A young sow who has not yet had a litter.

yeltingnoun

A fish, the mangrove snapper or gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus.

Yeltsinname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

Yeltsinianadj

Of or relating to Boris Yeltsin (Russian: Бори́с Е́льцин; 1931–2007), Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.

Yeltsinismnoun

the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991

Yeltsinitenoun

A supporter of Boris Yeltsin (Russian: Бори́с Е́льцин; 1931–2007), Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.

Yelvertonname

A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).

yemnoun

A Vietnamese bodice with a halterneck and a V-shaped bottom worn by women on the torso, originally as an underbodice and now also as an outer garment.

Yemasseename

A town in Hampton County and Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

yemeverb

To keep, to observe, to pay attention.

Yemenname

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.

Yemeniadj

Of, from or relating to Yemen, or the Yemeni people.

Yemenicadj

Of or relating to Yemen.

Yemeninessnoun

Quality of being Yemeni.

Yemenitenoun

A native or inhabitant of Yemen.

Yemenizationnoun

the act or process of making Yemeni

Yemenizeverb

To make Yemeni.

Yemishinoun

Dated spelling of Emishi.

Yemmname

A surname from Old English.

yennoun

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

yen poknoun

An opium pellet for smoking.

yen sleepnoun

A trance-like state resulting from the use of opium or opioid drugs such as morphine or heroin.

Yen-anname

Alternative form of Yan'an.

Yen-ch'engname

Alternative form of Yancheng.

yen-hoknoun

A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.

Yen-lingname

Alternative form of Yanling.

Yen-pienname

Alternative form of Yanbian.

Yen-t'ainame

Alternative form of Yantai.

Yen-tsename

Alternative form of Yanzi.

Yen-tzename

Alternative form of Yanzi.

Yen-tzuname

Alternative form of Yanzi.

Yenagoaname

The largest city and state capital of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Yenanname

Alternative form of Yan'an.

Yenangyaungname

A town in the Magway Region, Myanmar.

yenapnoun

Alternative form of yennep.

Yenboname

Alternative form of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

Yenchengname

Alternative form of Yancheng (China).

Yenchiname

Alternative form of Yanji.

Yenchingname

Alternative form of Yanqing.

Yendembamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Yendrembamname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

yene veltnoun

The world to come, hereafter

Yengeenoun

Pronunciation spelling of Yankee.

Yengimehellename

A town in Xayar, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.

Yengiostangname

A township in Qiemo, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Yengisarname

A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Yengiyername

A township in Yengisar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Yengkhomname

A Meitei surname from Manipuri

Yenicename

A town in Çanakkale Province, western Turkey.

Yeniseiname

A river in Russia, the longest river of Siberia. It flows from south to north into the Arctic Ocean, splitting Siberia in two parts: the Eastern Siberia and the Western Siberia.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 24. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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