| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| yold | obs. past participle | of Yield, Yielded. |
| yode | imp. | Went; walked; proceeded. |
| yoga | noun | 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 | noun | A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic. |
| yoit | noun | The European yellow-hammer. |
| yoke | noun | A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together., A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape., A frame of wood fitted to a person’s shoulders for carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid’s yoke., A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence., A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell., A crosspiece upon the head of a boat’s rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships., A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts., A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain., A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt., Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond connection., A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service., Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together., The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen., A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon., To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or pair of oxen., To couple; to join with another., To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine., To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to consort closely; to mate. |
| yolk | noun | The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus., An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep. |
| yoll | verb i. | To yell. |
| yond | adjective | Furious; mad; angry; fierce., Yonder. |
| yoni | noun | The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam. |
| yore | adverb | In time long past; in old time; long since. |
| yote | verb t. | To pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water. |
| youl | verb i. | To yell; to yowl. |
| your | pronoun & adjective | The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you. |
| yowe | noun | A ewe. |
| yowl | verb i. | To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell., A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl. |