yrs.1 |
abbreviation of "years." |
yrs.2 |
abbreviation of "yours." |
ytterbium |
a rare-earth chemical element that has seventy protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a soft silvery crystalline metal. (symbol: Yb) |
yttrium |
a metallic chemical element that has thirty-nine protons in each nucleus and that occurs as a trivalent ion. (symbol: Y) |
yuan |
the chief monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, equaling ten jiao, or one hundred fen; renminbi. [2 definitions] |
yucca |
any of a group of tall plants that grow mainly in warm, dry regions, bear white, lilylike flowers atop a thick stem, and have stiff, pointed leaves. |
yuck |
(slang) used as an expression of disgust. |
yucky |
(slang) distasteful; disgusting. |
Yugoslav |
a native or citizen of present or former Yugoslavia, or a descendant thereof; Yugoslavian. [2 definitions] |
Yugoslavia |
formerly, a southeastern European country on the Balkan Peninsula. It is now divided into the independent republics of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. |
Yukon |
a territory of northwestern Canada. [2 definitions] |
Yukon River |
a river that flows from the Yukon territory in Canada through central Alaska to the Bering Sea. |
yule |
(sometimes cap.) Christmas or the Christmas season. |
yule log |
a large log that traditionally formed the foundation of the Christmas Eve fire. |
yuletide |
(sometimes cap.) the Christmas holiday season. [2 definitions] |
yummy |
(informal) very tasty or otherwise pleasing to the senses. |
yum-yum |
delicious; tasty; excellent (used to express pleasure, esp. in the taste of food). |
yup |
(informal) yes. |
Yupik |
a member of an indigenous group of people inhabiting parts of Alaska and Siberia, or a descendant of this group. |
yuppie |
(informal) any young urban professional who is ambitious, upwardly mobile, materialistic, faddish, or the like. |
yurt |
a movable round tent of skins or felt, used esp. by nomads in parts of Asia. |