yeoman's service |
exceptionally good, loyal, or workmanlike service. |
yep |
(informal) yes. |
-yer |
one associated with (an action or thing), esp. as an occupation (used after "w"). |
yerba buena |
a trailing evergreen mint of the Pacific coast of North America, formerly used in medicine and as a tea. |
Yerevan |
the capital of Armenia. |
Yersinia Pestis |
A bacterium that causes plague. |
yes |
it is as you say or ask (used to express affirmation or agreement). [6 definitions] |
yeshiva |
an Orthodox Jewish school or college for Talmudic studies and the training of rabbis. [2 definitions] |
yes-man |
one who always agrees with a superior, or approves of every opinion or idea of the superior; sycophant. |
yesterday |
on the day preceding today. [5 definitions] |
yesteryear |
times of the recent past, usu. considered nostalgically; days of yore. [3 definitions] |
yet |
up until or at this time. [7 definitions] |
yeti |
see "Abominable Snowman." |
yew |
any of several evergreen trees and shrubs that have sharp flat needles and bear poisonous red berries. [2 definitions] |
Yiddish |
a language that consists of several High German dialects, is written in Hebrew, and is spoken by eastern European Jews and their descendants in other countries. |
yield |
to give forth or produce (a product, result, or quantity). [8 definitions] |
yielding |
easily bent, esp. under pressure; flexible. [2 definitions] |
yikes |
a mild expression of fear, endangerment, or apprehension. |
yin |
(sometimes cap.) in Chinese dualistic philosophy, the dark, negative, passive, feminine force in the universe and in individual beings. (Cf. yang.) |
yip |
to bark quickly and sharply, as a puppy does. [2 definitions] |