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Yacca
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (, and ) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
Yaf
Gave. See .
Yaguarundi
Same as .
Yak
A bovine mammal () native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also , , , , , and .
Yaksha
A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.
Yakut
The Turkish language of the Yakuts, a Mongolian people of northeastern Siberia, which is lingua franca over much of eastern Siberia.
Yang
The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yank
A jerk or twitch.
Yankee
A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
Yarage
The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
Yardland
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.
Yarke
Same as .
Yarnut
See .
Yarrow
An American and European composite plant () with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also , and .
Yaup
To cry out like a child; to yelp.
yawd
A jade; an old horse or mare.
Yawl-rigged
Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See in Appendix.
Ydo
Done.
Ydrad
Dreaded.
year 2000 compliant
having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the .
Yearling
An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
Yearling
Being a year old.
Yearly
Annually; once a year to year; .
Yearn
To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.
Yede
Went. See .
Yell
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
Yellowbird
The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See .
Yellowfin
A large squeteague.
Yellowfish
A rock trout () found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also , and .
Yellowness
The quality or state of being yellow; .
Yellowthroat
Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus , esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (), which is a very common species.
Yelper
An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise.
Yelting
The Florida and West Indian red snapper (); also, sometimes, one of certain other allied species, as .
Yerd
See 1st 2d .
Yern
Eager; brisk; quick; active.
Yernut
An earthnut, or groundnut. See .
Yerst
See .
Yesty
See .
Yezdi
Same as .
Yghe
Eye.
Ygo
Gone.
Yid
A Jew; -- now (1998) usually considered offensive or contemptuous.
Yielding
Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; .
Yite
The European yellow-hammer.
-yl
A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in eth, carbon, hydrox, etc.
Ylang-ylang
See .
Y level
See under ,
Ymel
Among.
Ynambu
A South American tinamou (); -- called also , and . See of .
Yode
Went; walked; proceeded.
Yokel
A country bumpkin.
Yoke-toed
Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.
Yon
At a distance, but within view; yonder.
Yorkshire
A county in the north of England.
Youngger
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
Youngling
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
Youngly
In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.
Youngness
The quality or state of being young.
Young Women's Christian Association
An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and economic welfare of young women, originating in 1855 with Lady Kinnaird's home for young women, and Miss Emma Robert's prayer union for young women,in England, which were combined in the year 1884 as a national association. Now nearly all the civilized countries, and esp. the United States, have local, national, and international organizations. See also the similar organizations and .
Youpon
Same as .
Youthful
Not yet mature or aged; young.
Youze
The cheetah.
Yox
See .
Ypocras
Hippocras.
Ypres lace
Fine bobbin lace made at in Belgium, usually exactly like Valenciennes lace.
Ytterbium
A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. .
Yttriferous
Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; .
Yttro-cerite
A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.
Yuckel
Same as .
Yumas
A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.
Yvel
Evil; ill.