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] |
yid |
(offensive slang) a Jew. |
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] |
yippee |
used to express joy, elation, or triumph. |
Yippie |
(informal; often l.c.) any of a loosely organized group of student activists and others who in the 196s rallied in opposition to the Vietnam War. |
-yl |
a chemical group or radical. |
YMCA |
abbreviation of "Young Men's Christian Association." |
YMHA |
abbreviation of "Young Men's Hebrew Association." |