English Words: Y

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Yayoinoun

An ethnic group of the Japanese archipelago during the Yayoi period (300 BCE–300 CE).

Yazidiname

member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, Armenia and Caucasus, whose religion is Yazidism

yazoonoun

A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).

ybverb

Initialism of yarn backward.

Ybarraname

A surname.

YCnoun

prototype cargoplane (prefix)

yepron

You (the people being addressed).

yeaadv

Yes, indeed.

Yeagername

A surname.

yeahparticle

Yes.

yeapadv

Alternative spelling of yep.

yearnoun

A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.

yearbooknoun

A reference book, published annually.

yearlingnoun

An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

yearlongadj

Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.

yearlyadj

Happening once every year.

yearnverb

To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

yearningnoun

A wistful or melancholy longing.

yearsnoun

plural of year.

yeastnoun

An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.

Yeatsname

A surname.

yeepron

You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye.

yeehawintj

An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.

yeeshintj

Expressing exasperation or impatience.

yeetintj

Expressing excitement or approval.

Yeezyname

Kanye West (born 1977), American rap musician.

yehintj

Alternative form of yeah; yes.

Yehudaname

A male given name from Hebrew.

Yehudiname

A male given name from Hebrew of Jewish usage.

Yekaterinburgname

A city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.

Yelenaname

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Еле́на (Eléna), equivalent to Helen.

yellverb

To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.

yellaadj

Pronunciation spelling of yellow.

Yellenname

A surname.

yellernoun

Someone who yells.

yellingverb

present participle and gerund of yell

yellointj

An informal greeting, especially when answering the phone

yellownoun

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

yellowfinnoun

Any of various fish with yellow fins.

yellowingnoun

The process of turning yellow.

yellowishadj

Somewhat yellow in colour.

Yellowknifename

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

yellowsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of yellow

Yellowstonename

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

yellowtailadj

Having a yellow tail.

yelpnoun

An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

yelpedverb

simple past and past participle of yelp

yelpingverb

present participle and gerund of yelp

yelpsnoun

plural of yelp

Yeltsinname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

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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 3. 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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