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Yacht
A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
Yachting
Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
Yaf
Gave. See .
Yaffingale
The yaffle.
Yager
In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the of the French army.
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.
Yakamilk
See , 3 .
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 .
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.
Yank
To twitch; to jerk.
Yank
An abbreviation of .
Yap
A bark; a yelp.
Yarage
The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
Yard
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; .
Yarnen
Made of yarn; consisting of yarn.
Yarnut
See .
Yaw
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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.
Yawn
An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
Yawningly
In a yawning manner.
Ydo
Done.
Ye
The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the nominative case.
Ye
Yea; yes.
Yead
Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect , but sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note under .
Yearnings
The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk.
Yeastiness
The quality or state of being yeasty, or frothy.
Yeel
An eel.
Yeldhall
Guildhall.
Yellowhammer
A common European finch (). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also , , and .
Yellowseed
A kind of pepper grass ().
Yer
Ere; before.
Yerba
An herb; a plant.
Yerd
See 1st 2d .
Yerk
A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Yerst
See .
Yesternight
On the last night.
Yex
To hiccough.
Yezdi
Same as .
Yfere
Together. See .
Yid
A Jew; -- now (1998) usually considered offensive or contemptuous.
Yieldable
Disposed to yield or comply.
Yieldless
Without yielding; unyielding.
Yit
Yet.
-yl
A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in eth, carbon, hydrox, etc.
Yode
Went; walked; proceeded.
Yoga
A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.
Yogi
A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic.
Yokel
A country bumpkin.
Yoll
To yell.
Yond
Yonder.
Yoni
The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. .
Youngger
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
Youngling
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
Youngling
Young; youthful.
Youngly
In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.
Youngster
A young person; a youngling; a lad.
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 .
Yours
See the Note under .
Youthly
Young; youthful.
Youze
The cheetah.
Yowe
A ewe.
Ypocras
Hippocras.
Yraft
Bereft.
Yronne
Run.
Yttro-cerite
A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.
Yu
Jade.
Yucca borer
A California boring weevil ().
Yuck
To itch.
Yuckel
Same as .
yuck factor
a reaction of repugnance or distaste; -- used in discussion of acceptability of proposed new foods, medicines, etc. among potential consumers or patients.
Yufts
Russia leather.
Yuke
Same as .
Yunx
A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.
Yvel
Evil; ill.
Ywis
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably.