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yabbaA traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot.yabbi(Nigeria) Satirical verbal abuse; a roasting.yabboAlternative form of yobbo.yabby(intransitive) To search, forage, or fish for yabbies.yaboo(archaic) An Afghan pony used as a beast of burden.yabos(slang) A woman's breasts.yacalA Philippine timber tree with heavy hard wood.yaccaEither of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.yachtAny vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.yaddaOne of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.yager(US, obsolete) A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifleyagnaAlternative form of yajna.yaguaA Central American palm tree, Roystonea dunlapianayagyaAlternative form of yajna.yahoo(derogatory) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.yaird(Scotland) Obsolete form of yard.yajna(Hinduism) A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.yakal(Philippines) Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.yakinA large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicoloryakka(Australia) Work.yakky(informal) chatty, talkativeyakowAn animal that is a hybrid of yak and cow (domestic cattle).yallaAlternative form of yaller.yamenA residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.yammaObsolete spelling of llama.yammy(informal, rare) Yummy.yampaAlternative form of yampah.yampe(Jamaica) A reddish vegetable, a form of yam with a vine that twists from left to right, the opposite of the ordinary yam vine.yampiSynonym of name (yam)yampyA vegetable, the Indian white yam.yamunAlternative form of yamen.yance(dialect, Northern English dialect) once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly)yanksplural of yankyanosplural of yanoyaortObsolete form of yaourt.yapan(now less common than "yaupon") Alternative form of yaupon.yapokThe water opossum (Chironectes minimus).yapon(now less common than "yaupon") Alternative form of yaupon.yappyOf a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.yarak(falconry) A super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt.yaramAlternative spelling of yarrum.yarayThe palm tree Sabal causiarum.yarco(slang, derogatory) Someone from, or living in the area of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, stereotypically a chav.yardsplural of yardyarfaAlternative form of yarpha.yarneObsolete spelling of yarn.yarnsplural of yarnyarnyResembling yarn; coarse, ropelike.yartaArchaic form of yurt.yarth(obsolete, UK, dialect) earthyarumAlternative spelling of yarrum.yasht(Zoroastrianism) Any of a collection of hymns and prayers.yassaA spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with onions, lemon, or mustard.yataiA small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.yatch(chiefly African-American Vernacular) Clipping of biatch.yatesplural of yateyatgaA traditional plucked bridge zither played in Mongolia.yatraA Hindu pilgrimage.yatriA Hindu pilgrim, one taking part in yatra.yauld(Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Vigorous; strong; healthy.yawedsimple past and past participle of yawyawey(archaic, medicine) Alternative form of yawy.yawlsplural of yawlyawnsthird-person singular simple present indicative of yawnyawnyProne to yawning.yayue(music) A form of Chinese ritual music performed at imperial courts since the Zhou Dynasty, and usually associated with Confucianism.yayuh(US, dialect) yes; yeahyazoo(US) A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).yclad(obsolete) past participle of clotheyeahsplural of yeahyealmAlternative spelling of yelm.yeansthird-person singular simple present indicative of yeanyearaToxicodendron diversilobum, western poison oak.yeard(archaic) Alternative form of yard.yeareObsolete spelling of year.yearn(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.yearsplural of year.yeastAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.yeatsplural of yeatyecchAlternative spelling of yech.yechy(informal) Highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.yeddaA type of straw used to make straw hatsyeeldObsolete spelling of yield.yeensplural of yeenyeereObsolete form of year.yeggsplural of yeggyeildMisspelling of yield.yekke(sometimes mildly derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Yekke.yelekAlternative form of jelick.yellaPronunciation spelling of yellow.yelloAn informal greeting, especially when answering the phoneyellsplural of yellyelly(informal) Tending to yell.yelowMisspelling of yellow.yelpsplural of yelpyelve(obsolete, dialectal) A fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a garden tool.yemanObsolete spelling of yeoman.yemenplural of yemanyenny(informal) One yen (unit of Japanese currency); a coin worth one yen.yenom(obsolete, costermongers) Moneyyenta(Jewish) A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.yenteAlternative spelling of yenta.yentlAlternative spelling of yenta.yeply(obsolete) Promptly; quickly; at once.yerbaIlex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté.yeresplural of yereyeronObsolete form of iron.yerth(dialectal, dated) earthyestyObsolete spelling of yeasty (“foamy, frothy”).yetisplural of yetiyeughAn exclamation of disgust; yeuch, yech, yuck, ew.yeuky(Scotland) itchyyewen(archaic) Made from the wood of the yew tree.yewieAlternative form of uey.yezzy(UK, dialect, obsolete) easyyfere(obsolete, poetic) Together.ygapoAlternative form of igapó.yibumAlternative form of yibbum.yidam(Tibetan Buddhism) A type of deity associated with tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism said to be manifestations of Buddhahood or enlightened mind.yiddoAlternative letter-case form of Yiddo.yieldTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.yiffyOf or pertaining to yiff (sexual intercourse among furries).yiishAlternative form of yeesh.yikesExpression of shock and alarm.yimbyAlternative letter-case form of YIMBY.yippyMaking yipping noises.yiros(South Australia, Northern Territory) Alternative form of gyro (Greek sandwich)yknow(informal) Alternative spelling of y'know; (informal) Shortened alternative form of you know; shortened alternative form of do you know what I'm saying.ylandObsolete form of island.ylide(organic chemistry) Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both a covalent and an ionic bond; normally written X⁺–Y⁻ylike(obsolete) Alternative form of alike.ylondObsolete spelling of island.ynone(organic chemistry) Any compound having a keto group attached to an acetylene groupyoakeObsolete spelling of yoke.yobai(historical) An ancient Japanese custom in which a young unmarried man would go out at night and silently enter the house of a young unmarried woman for sexual intercourse, sometimes as a prelude to marriage.yobbo(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A yob.yobbySynonym of yobbish.yoccoA traditional drink made by certain Amazonian tribes from plant bark, supposed to reduce fatigue and hunger.yocksplural of yockyodel(transitive and intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.yodleArchaic form of yodel.yogasplural of yogayogicOf or pertaining to yoga.yoginAlternative spelling of yogi.yogisplural of yogiyoick(intransitive) To give the hunter's cry of "yoick".yoink(onomatopoeia) To make an oinking sound.yojanAlternative form of yojana.yokai(folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.yokanA thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices.yoked(literal) Wearing a yoke.yokel(slang, derogatory) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.yokesplural of yokeyolksplural of yolkyolkyOf, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of yolk.yompsplural of yompyonicIn the shape of a vulva (yoni).yonisplural of yoniyonks(slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A long time (especially a longer time than expected); agesyoogeAlternative form of yuge (“huge”).yoongarchaic, chiefly Scottish spelling of youngyoonsplural of yoonyoozhAlternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.yopon(now less common) Alternative form of yaupon.yored(especially in plural) An emigrant from Israelyorga(Australian Aboriginal) A woman, especially an Aboriginal woman.yotedsimple past and past participle of yoteyouchSynonym of ouch.youeeAlternative form of uey.youff(Scotland, obsolete) The bark of a dog.youlkPlatysace deflexa, a small shrub endemic to the south west of Western Australia.youngIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.youreMisspelling of you're.yourn(obsolete outside British and US dialects, especially Appalachia) Yours.yoursThat or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.yourtArchaic form of yurt.youseAlternative form of yous.youth(uncountable) The quality or state of being young.youveMisspelling of you've.youzhAlternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.yowchSynonym of ouch.yowie(Australia, cryptozoology) An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.yowlsplural of yowlyowly(informal) Tending to make yowling sounds.yowzaAlternative spelling of yowzah.yoyosplural of yoyoyrapt(obsolete) Rapt.yrare(physics) The state of a nucleus with minimum energy, but excluding the yrast. The second-least excited state for a given angular momentum.yrast(physics) The state of a nucleus with minimum energy (i.e. when least excited) for a given angular momentum.yrneh(rare) A reciprocal unit of measurement for electrical inductance.yuansplural of yuanyucasplural of yucayucca(now proscribed, obsolete) The yuca (cassava).yuchyAlternative form of yucky.yucko(informal) Yuck; yucky.yucksplural of yuckyucky(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.yufkaA thin, round, unleavened flatbread in Turkish cuisine.yugenA Japanese ideal of grace and subtletyyukkyAlternative spelling of yucky.yulanMagnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that open before the leaves.yulohA large, heavy sculling oar with a socket on the underside of its shaft to fits over a stern-mounted pin, creating a pivot that allows the oar to swivel and rock from side to side.yummo(informal) Yum; yummy.yummy(colloquial, lighthearted, often childish) Delicious.yuoryObsolete spelling of ivory.yupon(now uncommon) Alternative form of yaupon.yuppyAlternative spelling of yuppie.yureiA ghost, spirit of the dead, in Japanese mythologyyurlaA Tibetan pastry, consisting of butter added to wheat flour and cooked into a pasteyurtaSynonym of yurt.yurtsplural of yurtyurukA kind of Turkish rug from Konya and Karaman regions.yusho(sumo) The top-ranking position at the end of a basho; the championship.yuzheAlternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.yvoryObsolete spelling of ivory.
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