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yaar(India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy.yabuAlternative form of yaboo (“Afghan pony”).yack(England, dialectal, obsolete) An oak.yadaOnly used in yada yada yadayaduA Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five lines, with certain constraints on syllables and rhyme.yaff(UK, dialectal) To bark, yelp.yagiYagi-Uda antennayair(Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.yajeAlternative spelling of yage.yakkAlternative spelling of yak (to talk, to vomit)yaldAlternative form of yauld.yaleA mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.yaliA type of house, particularly found on the Bosporus.yallAlternative spelling of y'all.yampAn umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.yana(Buddhism) Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.yangThe monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.yankA sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).yanoSynonym of shabono (“communal hut built by the Yanomamo people”).yaoi(especially Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between two or more men.yappIn bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.yarb(UK, dialect, archaic) herbyardA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.yare(UK dialectal) Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.yargAlternative letter-case form of Yarg.yari(weaponry) Any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.yark(transitive, obsolete) To make ready; prepare.yarlA deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.yarm(UK dialectal) To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.yarn(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.yarr(intransitive, archaic) To growl or snarl like a dog.yass(US, dialectal, Scotland) Pronunciation spelling of yes.yateAny of several species of Eucalyptus.yati(historical) a Jain monkyatt(dialect) A gate.yaudA workhorse; an old or worn-out mare.yaulAlternative form of yawl.yaup(Scotland) hungryyavaAlternative form of kava.yawk(slang, African-American Vernacular, MLE, gaming, rare) Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.yawlA small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.yawnTo say while yawning.yawp(intransitive) To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.yawsthird-person singular simple present indicative of yawyawy(archaic, medicine) Pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.yaya(Philippines, Hong Kong) A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaidyayo(US, slang) cocaineyazh(music) A fretless harp of ancient Tamil origin, with a variable number of gut strings, characterized by a boat-shaped resonator.ycieObsolete form of icy.yday(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of yesterday.yeahUsed to express acknowledgment of what was previously said.yean(transitive, archaic, of goats or sheep) To give birth to.yeapAlternative spelling of yep.yearA period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.yeatObsolete form of yet.yeayMisspelling of yea (“thus, so”).yebo(South Africa) yesyech(chiefly US) An exclamation of disgust.yede(obsolete) simple past of go, now replaced by went.yeed(obsolete) Alternative form of yede.yeen(fandom slang, Internet slang, furry fandom) A hyena, often in reference to an anthropomorphic depiction of one.yeepAn expression of surprise or dismayyeerObsolete spelling of year.yeetA type of dance involving dipping one's shoulder and swinging both hands out, while an audience repeatedly chants "YEET yah, yah, yah, yah".yegg(cant, slang) A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.yehuA bowed string instrument in the huqin family.yeldbarren, not pregnant, not giving milkyelkObsolete form of yolk.yell(intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.yelm(UK, dialectal) A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.yelpAn abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.yeltA young sow who has not yet had a litter.yeme(obsolete) To keep, to observe, to pay attention.yerbPronunciation spelling of herb.yerd(obsolete) A yard, plot of ground around a building or fenced paddock.yere(Ireland) your (plural); of ye, belonging to yeyerk(transitive, archaic) To stab (someone or something).yernObsolete form of yearn.yero(rare) Alternative spelling of gyro (Greek sandwich)yeryA letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: ы (y), now usually simply called "ы"yeskAlternative form of yex.yestObsolete spelling of yeast.yeteAlternative form of yet ("to melt, found").yeti(cryptozoology) An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.yett(Scotland, Geordie) Gate.yeuk(Scotland, Northumbria) itch, a prickly feelingyewyAlternative form of uey.yeyoAlternative spelling of yayo.ygoeObsolete spelling of ago.yiffOnomatopeia representing the bark of a fox (especially while mating).yift(nonstandard, West Country) a giftyigh(UK, dialect, Lancashire) Yes, used when contradicting.yikeTo utter the exclamation yikes.yill(archaic, dialect, Ireland) A yell.yilt(UK, regional) Alternative form of gilt (“young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding”).ying(MLE, slang, also reduplicated) Alternative form of ching (“knife”).yinz(in the plural) You.yipeUsed to express surprise, fear, or dismay.yirkAlternative form of yerk.yite(UK, dialect) The yellowhammer.yive(transitive, nonstandard, West Country, obsolete) To give.ylem(cosmology, now chiefly historical) In the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma that made up the matter in the cosmos following the initial baryogenesis at an early stage of its expansion and cooling, from which the first atoms formed and photons decoupled. The emission of photons in this phase is regarded as the source of the cosmic microwave background.ylidAlternative form of ylide.ympeObsolete form of imp (“young shoot of a plant”).ynol(chemistry) Any compound having a hydroxyl group directly attached to an acetylene group; they are tautomeric with ketenes.yoakObsolete spelling of yoke.yoalA clinker-built small boat used traditionally in Shetland.yobo(military, historical) A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.yockA laugh, especially a loud or hearty one.yode(obsolete) simple past of go; went.yodhThe tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).yogaThe tree Elaeocarpus joga.yogi(yoga) A devotee or adherent of yoga.yoho(rare) Synonym of yo-ho-ho.yoik(music, uncountable) A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.yoitAlternative form of yite.yokeSenses relating to a frame around the neck.yoky(rare) pertaining to or consisting of a yokeyola(US, slang, California, MLE) cocaineyold(obsolete) simple past of yield.yole(nautical) A Scottish rowing boat that could also use a sailyolkThe yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.yoloAlternative letter-case form of YOLO.yomp(Royal Marines military slang) A long-distance march carrying full kit.yond(obsolete) Further; more distant.yongObsolete spelling of young.yoni(Hinduism, Buddhism) The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.yontAlternative form of ayont (“beyond”).yoof(British slang, sometimes attributive) youth (young person, young people or the state of being young)yoojAlternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.yoom(West Country, Bristol) you areyoop(rare) A sobbing sound.yopoA perennial South American tree, Anadenanthera peregrina, that has a number of traditional uses.yore(poetic) A time long past.york(cricket) to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.yorn(dialect) Yours.yote(UK dialectal) To pour water on; pour in.youk(Scotland) Alternative form of yeuk.yourBelonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).yous(in the plural) You.yout(MLE, New York City) Pronunciation spelling of youth.yoweObsolete spelling of you.yowlA prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.yoyoAlternative spelling of yo-yo.yrlyAbbreviation of yearly.yronArchaic spelling of iron.ytheAlternative form of ithe.yuan(numismatics) The basic unit of money in China.yubaDried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy milk.yuckUttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour.yuenA crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)yuga(Hinduism) In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.yuieObsolete spelling of ivy.yukaA secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition with drumming, singing and dancing, developed by Kongo slaves in colonial times.yukeAlternative form of yeuk.yuko(judo) The score for a throw that lands the opponent on his or her side.yule(rare) Alternative letter-case form of Yule.yulo(nautical) A Chinese scull (oar)yumiA type of archery bow from Japan.yurePronunciation spelling of your.yuri(especially Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.yurtA large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).yute(Jamaica, MLE, MTE, derogatory, slang) A youth, a young person, often a young black person.yutz(US, derogatory) A foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person.yuzhAlternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.yuzuA citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.ywisObsolete spelling of iwis.
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