62760
|
y |
Y, the twenty fifth letter of the English Alphabet, is taken from the Greed. At the beginning of ... |
62761
|
yacht |
YACHT, n. yot. [G., It is properly a boat drawn by horses.] A vessel of state used to convey ... |
62762
|
yager |
YAGER, n. Yawger. [G., to chase.] A horseman. |
62763
|
yahoo |
YAHOO, n. A word used by Chesterfield, I suppose for a savage, or a person resembling a savage. |
62764
|
yak |
YAK, n. A species of ox, with cylindric horns curving outwards, long pendent hair, and villous ... |
62765
|
yam |
YAM, n. A large esculent root growing in tropical climates. |
62766
|
yamboo |
YAMBOO, n. A kind of plant producing fruit like a plum. |
62767
|
yankee |
YANKEE, n. A corrupt pronunciation of the word English by the native Indians of America. |
62768
|
yanolite |
YANOLITE, n. A mineral, called also axinite or thumerstone, whose crystals resemble an ax. |
62769
|
yap |
YAP, to bark, is not a legitimate word. |
62770
|
yapon |
YAPON, n. The cassine or South Sea tea. The Ileex cassine or youpon, is a shrub growing in the S. ... |
62771
|
yard |
YARD, n. 1. A measure of three feet or thirty six inches. It is just seven niths of the Paris ... |
62772
|
yard-arm |
YARD-ARM, n. [yard and arm.] Either half of a ships yard, from the center or mast to the end. |
62773
|
yard-stick |
YARD-STICK, n. [yard and stick.] A stick three feet in length, used as a measure of cloth, &c. |
62774
|
yard-wand |
YARD-WAND, n. [yard and wand.] A measure of a yard; now yard-stick. |
62775
|
yare |
YARE, a. [See Eager.] Ready; dextrous; eager. |
62776
|
yarely |
YARELY, adv. Readily; dextrously; skillfully. |
62777
|
yarn |
YARN, n. 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to ... |
62778
|
yarr |
YARR, v.i. To growl or snarl, as a dog. [Not in use.] |
62779
|
yarrish |
YARRISH, a. Having a rough dry taste. [Local.] |
62780
|
yarrow |
YARROW, n. A plant of the genus Achillea; the milfoil, or plant of a thousand leaves. |
62781
|
yate |
YATE, in the north of England, is used for gate. |
62782
|
yaw |
YAW, n. The African name of a raspberry.YAW, v.i. 1. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, ... |
62783
|
yawl |
YAWL, n. A small ships boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.YAWL, v.i. To cry out. [See Yell.] |
62784
|
yawn |
YAWN, v.i. [G., Gr.] 1. To gape; to oscitate; to have the mouth open involuntarily through ... |
62785
|
yawning |
YAWNING, ppr.1. Gaping; opening wide.2. a. Sleepy; drowsy; dull.YAWNING, n. The act of gaping or ... |
62786
|
yaws |
YAWS, n. A severe cutaneous disease, which is indigenous in Africa, and from Africa it has been ... |
62787
|
yclad |
YCLAD, pp. Clad. [This word and the following retain the y, which is the remains of the Saxon ge, ... |
62788
|
ycleped |
YCLEPED, pp. [See Yclad.] Called; named; it is obsolete, except in burlesque. |
62789
|
ydrad |
YDRAD, pp. Dreaded. |
62790
|
ye |
YE, pron. The nominative plural of the second person, of which thou is the singular. But the two ... |
62791
|
yea |
YEA, adv. Ya.1. Yes; a word that expresses affirmation or assent. Will you go? Yea. It sometimes ... |
62792
|
yead |
YEAD, GEAD, v.i. To go. |
62793
|
yean |
YEAN, v.i. To bring forth young, as a goat or sheep; to lamb. [Obsolete or local.] |
62794
|
yeaned |
YEANED, pp. Brought forth. |
62795
|
yeanling |
YEANLING, n. The young of sheep; a lamb. [Obsolete or local.] |
62796
|
year |
YEAR, n. [G.]1. The space or period of time in which the sun moves through the twelve signs of the ... |
62797
|
year-book |
YEAR-BOOK, n. [year and book.] A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of ... |
62798
|
yeared |
YEARED, a. Containing years. [Not in use.] |
62799
|
yearling |
YEARLING, n. A young beast one year old, or in the second year of his age.YEARLING, a. Being a year ... |
62800
|
yearly |
YEARLY, a. 1. Annual; happening; accruing or coming every year; as a yearly rent or income.2. ... |
62801
|
yearn |
YEARN, YERN, v.i. [G. The sense is to strain, or stretch forward. We have earnest from the same ... |
62802
|
yearnful |
YEARNFUL, YERNFUL, a. Mournful; distressing. |
62803
|
yearning |
YEARNING, YERNING, pp. Longing; having longing desire.YEARNING, YERNING, n. Strong emotions of ... |
62804
|
yeast |
YEAST, n. 1. Barm; the foam, froth or flower of beer or other liquor in fermentation; used for ... |
62805
|
yeasty |
YEASTY, a. Frothy; foamy; spumy; like yeast. |
62806
|
yelk |
YELK, n. [See Gold and Yellow.] The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. It is sometimes written ... |
62807
|
yell |
YELL, v.i. [It agrees in elements with call.] To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as ... |
62808
|
yelling |
YELLING, pp. Uttering hideous outcries; shrieking; as yelling monsters.YELLING, n. The act of ... |
62809
|
yellow |
YELLOW, a. [G. See Gold.] Being of a bright color; the color of gold.YELLOW, n. A bright color, ... |
62810
|
yellow-blossomed |
YELLOW-BLOSSOMED, a. Furnished or adorned with yellow flowers. |
62811
|
yellow-boy |
YELLOW-BOY, n. A gold coin. [Vulgar.] |
62812
|
yellow-earth |
YELLOW-EARTH, n. A soft yellow mineral found at Webraw, in Upper Lusatia. United with clay and ... |
62813
|
yellow-fever |
YELLOW-FEVER, n. A malignant disease of warm climates, which often suffuses the skin with a ... |
62814
|
yellow-golds |
YELLOW-GOLDS, n. A flower. |
62815
|
yellow-hammer |
YELLOW-HAMMER, n. A bird of the genus Emberiza. Its throat and the crown of the head, are yellow. |
62816
|
yellowish |
YELLOWISH, a. Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. |
62817
|
yellowishness |
YELLOWISHNESS, n. The quality of being somewhat yellow. |
62818
|
yellowness |
YELLOWNESS, n. 1. The quality of being yellow; as the yellowness of an orange.2. Jealousy. [Not in ... |
62819
|
yellows |
YELLOWS, n. A disease of horses, cattle and sheep, in which the eyes are tinged with a yellow ... |
62820
|
yelp |
YELP, v.i. To bark, as a beagle-hound after his prey, or as other dog. |
62821
|
yelping |
YELPING, ppr. Barking in a particular manner. |
62822
|
yenite |
YENITE, n. A mineral found in the isle of Elba, and in other places, of a brown or brownish black ... |
62823
|
yeoman |
YEOMAN, n. [See Common.]1. A common man, or one of the plebeians, of the first or most respectable ... |
62824
|
yeomanly |
YEOMANLY, a. Pertaining to a yeoman. |
62825
|
yeomanry |
YEOMANRY, n. The collective body of yeomen or freeholders. Thus the common people in America, are ... |
62826
|
yerk |
YERK, v.t. To throw or thrust with a sudden smart spring; as, horses yerk their heels.YERK, n. A ... |
62827
|
yerking |
YERKING, ppr. Thrusting with a quick spring. |
62828
|
yern |
YERN. [See Yearn.] |
62829
|
yernful |
YEARNFUL, YERNFUL, a. Mournful; distressing. |
62830
|
yerning |
YEARNING, YERNING, pp. Longing; having longing desire.YEARNING, YERNING, n. Strong emotions of ... |
62831
|
yes |
YES, adv. A word which expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no; as, are you married, madam? ... |
62832
|
yest |
YEST, [See Yeast.] |
62833
|
yester |
YESTER, a. [G., L.] Last; last past; next before the present; as yester sun.[Note. This is seldom ... |
62834
|
yesterday |
YESTERDAY, n. [See Yester.]1. The day last past; the day next before the present.All our yesterdays ... |
62835
|
yesternight |
YESTERNIGHT, n. [yester and night.]1. The last night.2. It is used without preposition. My brother ... |
62836
|
yesty |
YESTY. [See Yeasty.] |
62837
|
yet |
YET, conj. [Gr.] Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. I come to you in the spirit of peace; yet ... |
62838
|
yew |
YEW, n. An evergreen tree of the genus Taxus, valued for its wood or timber.YEW, v.i. To rise, as ... |
62839
|
yewen |
YEWEN, a. Made of yew. |
62840
|
yex |
YEX, n. A hiccough. [Little used.]YEX, v.i. To hiccough. |
62841
|
yfere |
YFERE, adv. Together. [Not in use.] |
62842
|
yield |
YIELD, v.t. 1. To produce, as land, stock or funds; to give in return for labor, or as profit. ... |
62843
|
yieldableness |
YIELDABLENESS, n. Disposition to comply. [A bad word and not used.] |
62844
|
yieldance |
YIELDANCE, n. Act of producing; concession. [Not used.] |
62845
|
yielded |
YIELDED, pp. Produced; afforded; conceded; allowed; resigned; surrendered. |
62846
|
yielder |
YIELDER, n. One who yields. |
62847
|
yielding |
YIELDING, ppr.1. Producing; affording; conceding; resigning; surrendering; allowing.2. a. Inclined ... |
62848
|
yieldingly |
YIELDINGLY, adv. With compliance. |
62849
|
yieldingness |
YIELDINGNESS, n. Disposition to comply; quality of yielding. |
62850
|
yog |
YUG, YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the ... |
62851
|
yojan |
YOJAN, n. In the East Indies, a measure or distance of five miles. |
62852
|
yoke |
YOKE, n. [G., L., Gr.]1. A piece of timber, hollowed or made curving near each end, and fitted with ... |
62853
|
yoke-elm |
YOKE-ELM, n. A tree. |
62854
|
yoke-fellow |
YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and fellow or mate.] 1. An associate or companion.2. A mate; a ... |
62855
|
yoke-mate |
YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and fellow or mate.] 1. An associate or companion.2. A mate; a ... |
62856
|
yoked |
YOKED, pp. Confined in a yoke; joined; coupled. |
62857
|
yoking |
YOKING, ppr. Putting a yoke on; joining; coupling. |
62858
|
yold |
YOLD, for yielded. [Not in use.] |
62859
|
yolk |
YOLK, n. 1. The yelk of an egg. [See Yelk.]2. The unctuous secretion from the skin of sheep, which ... |
62860
|
yon |
YON, YOND, YONDER, a. [G.] Being at a distance within view.Yonder men are too many for an ... |
62861
|
yond |
YOND, a. Mad; furious, or alienated in mind; that is, gone, wandering, and allied to the preceding. |
62862
|
yonder |
YON, YOND, YONDER, a. [G.] Being at a distance within view.Yonder men are too many for an ... |
62863
|
yore |
YORE, adv. [It probably signifies past, gone, from the root of year.] Long.Of yore, of old time; ... |
62864
|
you |
YOU, pron. Yu. [You has been considered as in the plural only, and is so treated in the Saxon ... |
62865
|
young |
YOUNG, a. Yung. [G., L.]1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; ... |
62866
|
younger |
YOUNGER, a. Comp. Yunger. Not so old as another. A person of ninety years old is younger than one ... |
62867
|
youngest |
YOUNGEST, a. Superl. Yungest. Having the least age. There are three persons living, the youngest of ... |
62868
|
youngish |
YOUNGISH, a. Yungish. Somewhat young. |
62869
|
youngling |
YOUNGLING, n. Yungling. Any animal in the first part of life. |
62870
|
youngly |
YOUNGLY, adv. Yungly.1. Early in life.2. Ignorantly; weakly. [Little used.] |
62871
|
youngth |
YOUNGTH, for youth, is not in use. |
62872
|
younker |
YOUNKER, n. Among seamen, a stripling in the service. |
62873
|
your |
YOUR, a. Pronom. pron. yure. [G.]1. Belonging to you; equally applicable to both numbers; as your ... |
62874
|
yourself |
YOURSELF, pron. Plu. Yourselves. [your and self.]1. A word added to you, to express distinction ... |
62875
|
youth |
YOUTH, n. Yuth. [G.]1. The part of life that succeeds to childhood. In a general sense, youth ... |
62876
|
youthful |
YOUTHFUL, a. Young; as tow youthful knights.2. Pertaining to the early parts of life; as youthful ... |
62877
|
youthfully |
YOUTHFULLY, adv. In a youthful manner. |
62878
|
youthly |
YOUTHLY, a. Young; early in life.. |
62879
|
youthy |
YOUTHY, a. Young. [Bad and not used.] |
62880
|
ypight |
YPIGHT, a. Fixed, that is, pitched. |
62881
|
yttria |
YTTRIA, n. [so called from Ytterby, a quarry in Sweden.] One of the earths. It has the appearance ... |
62882
|
yttrious |
YTTRIOUS, a. Pertaining to yttria; containing yttria; as the yttrious oxyd of columbium. |
62883
|
yttrium |
YTTRIUM, n. The base of yttria. |
62884
|
yttro-cerite |
YTTRO-CERITE, n. A mineral consisting of the oxyd of cerium, yttria, lime and fluoric acid. |
62885
|
yttro-columbite |
YTTRO-COLUMBITE, n. A mineral containing yttria. |
62886
|
yttro-tantalite |
YTTRO-TANTALITE, n. A mineral found in kidney-form masses; an ore of tantalum. |
62887
|
yuck |
YUCK, v.i To itch. [Local.] |
62888
|
yufts |
YUFTS, n. Russia lether, prepared from ox hides in a peculiar manner. |
62889
|
yug |
YUG, YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the ... |
62890
|
yulan |
YULAN, n. A beautiful flowering tree of China. |
62891
|
yule |
YULE, n. The name anciently given to Christmas, or the feast of the nativity of our Savior. |
62892
|
yux |
YUX, n. A hiccough. [Not used.]YUX, v.i. To hiccough. |
