xylem |
a plant's woody tissue that carries water and mineral salts. |
xylene |
any of three colorless, flammable benzene compounds, or a mixture of these compounds. |
xylo- |
wood. |
xylophone |
a percussion instrument having a series of graduated metal or wooden bars that sound the notes of the chromatic scale when struck with small wooden mallets. |
xylose |
a white crystalline sugar used in diabetic diets and for dyeing and tanning. |
-y1 |
full of; made of; characterized by. [4 definitions] |
-y2 |
condition; quality. [4 definitions] |
Y |
symbol of the chemical element yttrium. |
y |
the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet. [4 definitions] |
ya |
you (spelled to reflect informal pronunciation). |
yacht |
any of various sailing or motor-driven vessels used for private cruises, racing, or the like. [2 definitions] |
yachting |
the act, practice, or sport of sailing, cruising, or racing in a yacht. |
yachtsman |
a man who owns or navigates a yacht. |
yachtswoman |
a woman who owns or navigates a yacht. |
yah |
used to express defiance, scorn, or ridicule. |
Yahoo |
in the eighteenth-century novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, one of a race of brutish, degraded, humanlike creatures. [3 definitions] |
Yahweh |
a rendering of the pronunciation of the letters YHVH, used in Hebrew to represent the unutterable name of God; Jehovah. |
yak1 |
a heavily built, long-haired, wild or domesticated ox of Tibet and Central Asia. |
yak2 |
(slang) to talk long and idly; chatter. [2 definitions] |
yakitori |
a Japanese dish consisting of bite-sized pieces of marinated meat, usu. chicken, that is placed on skewers with vegetable pieces and grilled. |
Yalta Conference |
the February 1945 meeting of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Yalta, Crimea, U.S.S.R. |