| yen2 |
(informal) a yearning or desire. [2 definitions] |
| Yenisei River |
a major river, located primarily in Russia, that originates in the mountains of Mongolia, flows north through Siberia, and empties into the Kara Sea, a part of the Arctic Ocean. |
| yenta |
(slang) a gossipy, meddlesome woman. |
| yeoman |
in former times in Britain, a member of a class of commoners who owned and worked on their own land. [6 definitions] |
| yeomanly |
pertaining to the rank or condition of a yeoman. [3 definitions] |
| yeoman of the guard |
a member of the ceremonial guard of one hundred yeomen attending the British royal family. |
| yeomanry |
formerly, the class of land-owning farmers. |
| 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] |