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Y
Something shaped like the letter ; a forked piece resembling in form the letter .
Yacare
A South American crocodilian () resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also , and .
Yachting
Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
Yaguarundi
Same as .
Yahoo
One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Yakare
Same as .
Yakin
A large Asiatic antelope () native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also .
Yalah
The oil of the mahwa tree.
Yamen
In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons, etc.; the place where the business of any public department is transcated.
Yamp
An umbelliferous plant (); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California.
Yang
The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yank
A jerk or twitch.
Yank
To twitch; to jerk.
Yap
A bark; a yelp.
Yardful
As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
Yardland
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.
Yaulp
To yaup.
Yautia
In Puerto Rico, any of several araceous plants or their starchy edible roots, which are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes, as the taro.
Yaw
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Yawningly
In a yawning manner.
Yazoo Fraud
The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of 35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to four companies known as the from the region granted ; -- commonly so called, the act being known as the , because of alleged corruption of the legislature, every member but one being a shareholder in one or more of the companies. The act granting the land was repealed in 1796 by a new legislature, and the repealing provision was incorporated in the State constitution in 1798. In 1802 the territory was ceded to the United States. The claims of the purchasers, whom Georgia had refused to compensate, were sustained by the United States Supreme Court, which (1810) declared the repealing act of 1796 unconstitutional. Congress in 1814 ordered the lands sold and appropriated $5,000,000 to pay the claims.
Ye
Yea; yes.
Yean
To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean.
Yeanling
A lamb or a kid; an eanling.
Yearn
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
Yearth
The earth.
Yedding
The song of a minstrel; hence, any song.
Yeel
An eel.
Yeldhall
Guildhall.
Yell
A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
Yellow
A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.
Yellow
To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Yellowbird
The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See .
Yellowish
Somewhat yellow; .
Yellow pages
a telephone book or part of a book in which the telephone numbers and often advertisements of business enterprises are listed in numerous sections, organized by the category of the business, the categories themselves being arranged alphabetically; a classified telephone directory. So called because for many years the listing thus organized was printed on yellow paper, to distinguish it from the white pages containing the names of individuals, listed alphabetically by last name. The yellow pages are usually bound together with the white pages in the telephone book distributed by the telephone company to its subscribers. The name was adopted by companies not affiliated with the telephone company, for the classified business directories that they sell.
Yellowthroat
Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus , esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (), which is a very common species.
Yeman
A yeoman.
Yend
To throw; to cast.
Yeomanlike
Resembling, or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanly.
Yeomanly
Pertaining to a yeoman; becoming or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanlike.
Yerne
Eagerly; briskly; quickly.
Yester
Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.
Yesternight
On the last night.
Yet
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yezdegerdian
Of or pertaining to , the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; .
Yghe
Eye.
Ygo
Gone.
Yholde
of .
Yid
A Jew; -- now (1998) usually considered offensive or contemptuous.
Yiddish
A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence. It is written in Hebrew characters.
Yieldless
Without yielding; unyielding.
-yl
A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in eth, carbon, hydrox, etc.
Yle
Isle.
Y level
See under ,
Yode
Went; walked; proceeded.
Yokelet
A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it.
Yom
Day; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish feast days; .
Yom Kippur
the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called .
Yoni
The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. .
York rite
The rite or ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, deriving its name from the city of , in England; also, the system itself, which, in England, confers only the first three degrees.
Yot
To unite closely.
Youngger
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
Young Men's Christian Association
An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6, 1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen Victoria) in London. In 1851 it extended to the United States and Canada, and in 1855 representatives of similar organizations throughout Europe and America formed an international body. The movement has successfully expanded not only among young men in general, but also specifically among railroad men, in the army and navy, with provision for Indians and negroes, and a full duplication of all the various lines of oepration in the boys' departments. It currently (1998) maintains buildings which usually have both recreational facilities and dormitories for dwelling. It is usually called by its acronym . See also the similar organizations and .
Youthy
Young.
Yowe
A ewe.
Ypsiloid
In the form of the letter ; shaped.
Ysame
Together.
Yttria
The oxide, , or earth, of yttrium.
Yttric
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium.
Yttrious
Same as .
Yuck
To itch.
Yuck
To scratch.
yucky
repugnant or distasteful.
Yuen
The crowned gibbon (), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also , and .