| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ycleped | of Clepe, Called; named; — obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings. | |
| yachter | noun | One engaged in sailing a jacht. |
| yakoots | noun pl. | (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits. |
| yanking | present participle & vb. noun | of Yank |
| yardarm | noun | Either half of a square-rigged vessel’s yard, from the center or mast to the end. |
| yardful | noun | As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard. |
| yarrish | adjective | Having a rough, dry taste. |
| yarwhip | noun | The European bar-tailed godwit; — called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit. |
| yawning | present participle & vb. noun | of Yawn |
| yeaning | present participle & vb. noun | of Yean |
| yearned | imp. & past participle | of Yearn |
| yedding | noun | The song of a minstrel; hence, any song. |
| yeldrin | noun | Alt. of Yeldrine |
| yelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Yell |
| yellows | noun | A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice., A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus., A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur. |
| yelping | present participle & vb. noun | of Yelp |
| yerking | present participle & vb. noun | of Yerk |
| yestern | adjective | Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past. |
| yezidee | noun | Alt. of Yezidi |
| yground | p. p. of Grind. | |
| yielded | imp. & past participle | of Yield |
| yielder | noun | One who yields. |
| y level | See under Y, n. | |
| yodeled | imp. & past participle | of Yodle |
| yodling | of Yodle | |
| yokeage | noun | See Rokeage. |
| yokelet | noun | A small farm; — so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen to till it. |
| youngly | adjective | Like a young person or thing; young; youthful., In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life., Ignorantly; weakly. |
| youngth | noun | Youth. |
| younker | adjective | A young person; a stripling; a yonker. |
| youthly | adjective | Young; youthful. |
| ypocras | noun | Hippocras. |
| ythrowe | p. p. of Throw. | |
| yttrium | noun | A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89. |