| year |
a unit of time equal to 365 days or, every fourth year, 366 days, reckoned in the Gregorian calendar from January through December; twelve months. (abbr.: yr.) [5 definitions] |
| yearbook |
an annually published book containing information, statistics, and historical data about the previous year. [2 definitions] |
| yearling |
any animal more than one but less than two years old. [3 definitions] |
| yearlong |
lasting a period of twelve months. |
| yearly |
occurring, done, or produced once a year or every year; annual. [4 definitions] |
| yearn |
to have a strong desire, craving, or wish for something. |
| yearning |
a deep desire, longing, or need. |
| year-round |
continuing, existing, or lasting throughout the entire year. |
| year round |
during the whole year. |
| year-to-date |
from the beginning of the year to this day. Year-to-date, or YTD, is often written on the stub of a check for wages to show how much money a person has earned in a year up to the date of the check. |
| yeasayer |
a person who has a confident and positive attitude toward life. [2 definitions] |
| yeast |
any of the minute cells or froth of certain fungi used to ferment alcohol, make dough rise, or manufacture certain medicines. [4 definitions] |
| yeasty |
of, like, or made with yeast. [4 definitions] |
| yell |
to scream out loudly, as in pain, anger, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. [4 definitions] |
| yellow |
the color of an egg yolk or ripe lemon; the color between orange and green on the spectrum. [7 definitions] |
| yellow-bellied sapsucker |
a North American sapsucker that has black and white feathers on its back, a redhead, and a yellowish abdomen. |
| yellowbird |
any of various birds that are yellow or predominantly yellow, such as the yellow warbler or the goldfinch. |
| yellowcake |
a powdery uranium concentrate used esp. in nuclear reactors that is obtained from the milling of uranium. |
| yellow-dog contract |
an employment contract, now illegal, in which an employee agrees not to remain in or join a labor union. |
| yellow fever |
an infectious, often fatal disease of tropical climates caused by a virus spread by mosquitoes and characterized by jaundice, fever, vomiting, and hemorrhaging. |
| yellow-fever mosquito |
a small mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue. |