English Words: Y
2,763 words · Page 43 of 56
A reminder that we are all mortal, as a justification for enjoying life while one can.
A general expression of annoyance or exasperation with someone or something.
Used to indicate acceptance by the speaker of a proposal or challenge, especially a competitive one.
A person's perceived skill or competence is determined by their most recent success or failure.
Used to indicate that the speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.
Alternative form of you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Used when somebody sees the funny side to a tough situation, to remind not to take things so seriously.
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.
A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK209642).
A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
Young or youthful people, especially as a source of revitalizing force (in a team, organization, etc.).
A finite collection of boxes, or cells, arranged in left-justified rows, with the row lengths in non-increasing order. Listing the number of boxes in each row gives a partition λ of a non-negative integer n, the total number of boxes of the diagram.
A supporter of the Young Ireland movement of the mid-19th century, which led changes in Irish nationalism, including an abortive rebellion in 1848.
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 43. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "Y" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.