| myasthenia | (noun) a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions | Synonyms: myasthenia gravis |
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| (noun) any muscular weakness | - |
| nyala | (noun) spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck | Synonyms: Tragelaphus angasi |
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| ouguiya | (noun) the basic unit of money in Mauritania | - |
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| oxyacetylene | (noun) a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals | - |
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| oxyacid | (noun) any acid that contains oxygen | Synonyms: oxygen acid |
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| oyabun | (noun) a Japanese supervisor | - |
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| panchayat | (noun) a village council in India or southern Pakistan | Synonyms: panchayet, punchayet |
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| papaya | (noun) large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh | - |
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| (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | Synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw |
| payable | (noun) a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit | Synonyms: account payable |
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| payables | (noun) money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts | - |
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| pennyroyal | (noun) Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil | Synonyms: Mentha pulegium |
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| (noun) erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine | Synonyms: American pennyroyal, Hedeoma pulegioides |
| phycocyanin | (noun) blue pigment in algae | - |
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| pitahaya | (noun) highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach | - |
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| (noun) cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit | Synonyms: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus |
| playacting | (noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama | Synonyms: acting, performing, playing |
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| playactor | (noun) an actor who travels around the country presenting plays | Synonyms: barnstormer, play-actor, trouper |
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| polyamide | (noun) a polymer containing repeated amide groups | Synonyms: polymeric amide |
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| polyandrist | (noun) a woman with two or more husbands | - |
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| polyandry | (noun) the state of having more than one husband at a time | - |
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| polyanthus | (noun) florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose | Synonyms: Primula polyantha |
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| polyarteritis | (noun) inflammation of several arteries | - |
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| polynya | (noun) a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) | - |
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| portrayal | (noun) representation by drawing or painting etc | Synonyms: delineation, depiction |
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| (noun) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | Synonyms: characterization, enactment, personation |
| (noun) any likeness of a person, in any medium | Synonyms: portrait |
| (noun) a representation by picture or portraiture | Synonyms: depicting, depiction, portraying |
| (noun) a word picture of a person's appearance and character | Synonyms: portrait, portraiture |
| praya | (noun) colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long | - |
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| ptyalin | (noun) an amylase secreted in saliva | - |
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| ptyalism | (noun) excessive flow of saliva | - |
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| ptyalith | (noun) calculus in a salivary gland | - |
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| purveyance | (noun) the act of supplying something | - |
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| pya | (noun) 100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar | - |
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| pyaemia | (noun) septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess | Synonyms: pyemia |
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| pyocyanase | (noun) a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus | - |
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| pyocyanin | (noun) a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus | - |
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| quayage | (noun) a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay | Synonyms: wharfage |
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| railyard | (noun) an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines | Synonyms: railway yard, yard |
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| rajanya | (noun) the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category | - |
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| riyal | (noun) the basic unit of money in Qatar | Synonyms: Qatari riyal |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia | Synonyms: Saudi Arabian riyal |
| royal | (noun) stag with antlers of 12 or more branches | Synonyms: royal stag |
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| (noun) a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast | - |
| royalism | (noun) adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government | - |
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| royalist | (noun) an advocate of the principles of monarchy | Synonyms: monarchist |
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| royalty | (noun) royal persons collectively | Synonyms: royal family, royal house, royal line |
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| (noun) payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property | - |
| rya | (noun) a shag rug made in Sweden | Synonyms: rya rug |
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| sannyasi | (noun) a Hindu religious mendicant | Synonyms: sannyasin, sanyasi |
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| sannyasin | (noun) a Hindu religious mendicant | Synonyms: sannyasi, sanyasi |
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| sanyasi | (noun) a Hindu religious mendicant | Synonyms: sannyasi, sannyasin |
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| schoolyard | (noun) the yard associated with a school | - |
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| shipyard | (noun) a workplace where ships are built or repaired | - |
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| soya | (noun) the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) | Synonyms: soy, soya bean, soybean |
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| (noun) erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia | Synonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant |
| steelyard | (noun) a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length | Synonyms: beam scale, lever scale |
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| stockyard | (noun) enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
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| sukiyaki | (noun) thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce | - |
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| takoyaki | (noun) a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special moulded pan | - |
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| teriyaki | (noun) beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled | - |
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| thiocyanate | (noun) a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur | - |
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| tiltyard | (noun) (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests | - |
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| vaisya | (noun) the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category | - |
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| viceroyalty | (noun) a district or province governed by a viceroy | - |
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| vineyard | (noun) a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced | Synonyms: vinery |
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| voyage | (noun) a journey to some distant place | - |
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| (noun) an act of traveling by water | Synonyms: ocean trip |
| voyager | (noun) a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea) | - |
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| wasteyard | (noun) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | Synonyms: dump, dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard |
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| yacca | (noun) West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves | Synonyms: Podocarpus coriaceus, yacca podocarp |
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| yacht | (noun) an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing | Synonyms: racing yacht |
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| yachting | (noun) water travel for pleasure | Synonyms: boating |
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| yachtsman | (noun) a male person who owns or sails a yacht | - |
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| yachtsperson | (noun) a person who owns or sails a yacht | - |
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| yachtswoman | (noun) a female person who owns or sails a yacht | - |
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| yack | (noun) noisy talk | Synonyms: cackle, chatter, yak, yakety-yak |
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| yagi | (noun) a sharply directional antenna | Synonyms: Yagi aerial |
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| yahoo | (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | Synonyms: bumpkin, chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yokel |
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| yak | (noun) large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated | Synonyms: Bos grunniens |
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| (noun) noisy talk | Synonyms: cackle, chatter, yack, yakety-yak |
| yakuza | (noun) organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises | - |
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| (noun) a Japanese gangster | - |
| yam | (noun) sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked | - |
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| (noun) edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food | - |
| (noun) any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots | Synonyms: yam plant |
| (noun) edible tuber of any of several yams | - |
| yang | (noun) the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology | - |
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| yanker | (noun) someone who gives a strong sudden pull | Synonyms: jerker |
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| yanquapin | (noun) water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds | Synonyms: American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, water chinquapin |
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| yap | (noun) informal terms for the mouth | Synonyms: cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap |
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| yard | (noun) an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) | - |
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| (noun) a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen | - |
| (noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building | Synonyms: curtilage, grounds |
| (noun) an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines | Synonyms: railway yard, railyard |
| (noun) a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) | - |
| (noun) a tract of land where logs are accumulated | - |
| (noun) a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride | Synonyms: pace |
| (noun) a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) | Synonyms: cubic yard |
| (noun) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | Synonyms: 1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, thousand |
| yardage | (noun) distance measured in the aggregate number of yards | - |
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| yardarm | (noun) either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship | - |
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| yardbird | (noun) a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks | Synonyms: yard bird |
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| (noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | Synonyms: con, convict, inmate, yard bird |
| yarder | (noun) a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road | Synonyms: yard donkey |
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| (noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards | - |
| yardgrass | (noun) coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere | Synonyms: Eleusine indica, goose grass, wire grass, yard grass |
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| yardie | (noun) member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence | - |
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| yardman | (noun) a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns) | - |
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| (noun) worker in a railway yard | - |
| yardmaster | (noun) a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard | Synonyms: train dispatcher, trainmaster |
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| yardstick | (noun) a ruler or tape that is three feet long | Synonyms: yard measure |
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| (noun) a measure or standard used for comparison | - |
| yarmelke | (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | Synonyms: yarmulka, yarmulke |
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| yarmulka | (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | Synonyms: yarmelke, yarmulke |
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| yarmulke | (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | Synonyms: yarmelke, yarmulka |
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| yarn | (noun) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving | Synonyms: thread |
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| (noun) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | Synonyms: narration, recital |
| yarrow | (noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: Achillea millefolium, milfoil |
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| yashmac | (noun) the face veil worn by Muslim women | Synonyms: yashmak |
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| yashmak | (noun) the face veil worn by Muslim women | Synonyms: yashmac |
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| yataghan | (noun) a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge | - |
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| yatobyo | (noun) a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals | Synonyms: deer fly fever, rabbit fever, tularaemia, tularemia |
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| yautia | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes | Synonyms: malanga, spoonflower, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium |
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| yaw | (noun) an erratic deflection from an intended course | Synonyms: swerve |
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| yawl | (noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost | Synonyms: dandy |
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| (noun) a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) | - |
| yawn | (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom | Synonyms: oscitance, oscitancy, yawning |
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| yawner | (noun) a person who yawns | - |
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| yawning | (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom | Synonyms: oscitance, oscitancy, yawn |
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