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Yo-Yo Ma acclaimed U.S. cellist (b. 1955).
yr.1 abbreviation of "year" or "years."
yr.2 abbreviation of "your."
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.