English Words: Y

2,763 words · Page 5 of 56

yakhontovitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic pistachio green mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.

yakinoun

teppanyaki

Yakimanoun

A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

Yakimannoun

Someone from Yakima, Washington State.

Yakimaniacnoun

Someone from Yakima, Washington State; a Yakiman.

yakimeshinoun

Japanese fried rice.

Yakimitenoun

A Yakiman; someone from Yakima, Washington State.

yakimononoun

Grilled or broiled dishes in Japanese cuisine.

yakinikunoun

Meat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.

yakisobanoun

A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.

yakisuginoun

A method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.

yakitorinoun

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.

Yakivtsiname

A village in Tsuman hromada, Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, founded in 1866

yakkverb

Alternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit)

yakkanoun

Work.

yakkernoun

One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.

yakkhanoun

Alternative form of yaksha

yakkyadj

chatty, talkative

yaklessadj

Without a yak or yaks.

yaklikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a yak.

Yaklinname

A surname from German.

yakmannoun

A man in charge of a yak.

yaknowcontraction

Contraction of you + know.

Yakovaname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Yakovenkovename

A village in Zavitne silrada, Kerch Raion, the Crimea, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1784.

yakownoun

An animal that is a hybrid of yak and cow (domestic cattle).

yaksnoun

plural of yak

yakshanoun

A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.

yakshinoun

A female yaksha.

yakshininoun

A female yaksha.

yakskinnoun

The pelt or hide of a yak; leather made from yak hides.

yakunoun

A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards.

Yakubianname

Alternative form of Yacoubian

Yakushi Nyorainame

The Japanese name for Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Buddha of medicine.

Yakushimaname

One of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Yakutnoun

One of a Siberian people who speak a Turkic language, and live in the Lena river basin.

Yakutatname

A borough of Alaska, United States.

Yakutianame

A republic and federal subject of eastern Russia. Official name: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Capital and largest city: Yakutsk.

Yakutianadj

Of or relating to the Yakut people of Siberia.

Yakutskname

The capital city of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

yakuzanoun

A Japanese organized crime gang.

Yalaname

A province of Thailand.

Yalamanchiliname

A surname from Telugu.

Yaldabaothname

The Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).

Yaldhurstname

A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, just west of Christchurch.

Yalename

A university in the eastern United States.

Yale bluenoun

A dark azure color.

Yalemannoun

A man who attends or graduated from Yale University

yalinoun

A type of house, particularly found on the Bosporus.

Yalienoun

A student at Yale University; a Yale University graduate.

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 5. 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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