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126 Nouns That Start With Y

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y (noun) the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet Synonyms: wye, Y
yacca (noun) West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves Synonyms: Podocarpus coriaceus, yacca podocarp
yacht (noun) an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing Synonyms: racing yacht
yachting (noun) water travel for pleasure Synonyms: boating
yachtsman (noun) a male person who owns or sails a yacht
yachtsperson (noun) a person who owns or sails a yacht
yachtswoman (noun) a female person who owns or sails a yacht
yack (noun) noisy talk Synonyms: cackle, chatter, yak, yakety-yak
yagi (noun) a sharply directional antenna Synonyms: Yagi aerial
yahoo (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture Synonyms: bumpkin, chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yokel
yak (noun) large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated Synonyms: Bos grunniens
(noun) noisy talk Synonyms: cackle, chatter, yack, yakety-yak
yakuza (noun) organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises
(noun) a Japanese gangster
yam (noun) sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
(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
yanker (noun) someone who gives a strong sudden pull Synonyms: jerker
yanquapin (noun) water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds Synonyms: American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, water chinquapin
yap (noun) informal terms for the mouth Synonyms: cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap
yard (noun) an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
(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
yardarm (noun) either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
yardbird (noun) a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks Synonyms: yard bird
(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
(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
yardie (noun) member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence
yardman (noun) a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
(noun) worker in a railway yard
yardmaster (noun) a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard Synonyms: train dispatcher, trainmaster
yardstick (noun) a ruler or tape that is three feet long Synonyms: yard measure
(noun) a measure or standard used for comparison
yarmelke (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) Synonyms: yarmulka, yarmulke
yarmulka (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) Synonyms: yarmelke, yarmulke
yarmulke (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) Synonyms: yarmelke, yarmulka
yarn (noun) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving Synonyms: thread
(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
yashmac (noun) the face veil worn by Muslim women Synonyms: yashmak
yashmak (noun) the face veil worn by Muslim women Synonyms: yashmac
yataghan (noun) a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
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
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
yaw (noun) an erratic deflection from an intended course Synonyms: swerve
yawl (noun) a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost Synonyms: dandy
(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
yawner (noun) a person who yawns
yawning (noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom Synonyms: oscitance, oscitancy, yawn
yaws (noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions Synonyms: frambesia, framboesia
yea (noun) yes
year (noun) a body of students who graduate together Synonyms: class
(noun) the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
(noun) a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days Synonyms: twelvemonth, yr
(noun) a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
yearbook (noun) a reference book that is published regularly once every year Synonyms: annual, yearly
(noun) a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
yearling (noun) an animal in its second year
(noun) a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
(noun) a young child who is just beginning to walk Synonyms: bambino, toddler, tot
yearly (noun) a reference book that is published regularly once every year Synonyms: annual, yearbook
yearner (noun) a person with a strong desire for something Synonyms: longer, thirster
yearning (noun) prolonged unfulfilled desire or need Synonyms: hungriness, longing
years (noun) a late time of life Synonyms: age, eld, geezerhood, old age
(noun) a prolonged period of time Synonyms: age, long time
(noun) the time during which someone's life continues Synonyms: days
yeast (noun) any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
(noun) a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey Synonyms: barm
yell (noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition Synonyms: call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation
(noun) a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) Synonyms: cry
yeller (noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice Synonyms: bawler, bellower, roarer, screamer, screecher, shouter
yelling (noun) uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement Synonyms: shouting
yellow (noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons Synonyms: yellowness
yellowbird (noun) American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer Synonyms: goldfinch, New World goldfinch, Spinus tristis
(noun) yellow-throated American wood warbler Synonyms: Dendroica petechia, golden warbler, yellow warbler
yellowcake (noun) an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore Synonyms: U308
yellowfin (noun) may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics Synonyms: Thunnus albacares, yellowfin tuna
yellowhammer (noun) European bunting the male being bright yellow Synonyms: Emberiza citrinella, yellow bunting
(noun) large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail Synonyms: Colaptes auratus, yellow-shafted flicker
yellowlegs (noun) either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
yellowness (noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons Synonyms: yellow
yellowtail (noun) superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail Synonyms: Ocyurus chrysurus, yellowtail snapper
(noun) game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin Synonyms: Seriola dorsalis
yellowthroat (noun) small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
yellowwood (noun) any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract Synonyms: yellowwood tree
(noun) the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees
yelp (noun) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) Synonyms: yelping, yip
yelping (noun) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) Synonyms: yelp, yip
yen (noun) a yearning for something or to do something Synonyms: hankering
(noun) the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
yenta (noun) (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
(noun) (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
yeoman (noun) in former times was free and cultivated his own land
(noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch Synonyms: beefeater, yeoman of the guard
yeomanry (noun) class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land
(noun) a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
yer (noun) Either of two letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.
yes (noun) an affirmative
yeshiva (noun) an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) Synonyms: yeshivah
yeshivah (noun) an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) Synonyms: yeshiva
yesterday (noun) the recent past
(noun) the day immediately before today
yesteryear (noun) the time that has elapsed Synonyms: past, past times
yeti (noun) a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas Synonyms: abominable snowman
yew (noun) any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
(noun) wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
yid (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew Synonyms: hymie, kike, sheeny
yield (noun) production of a certain amount Synonyms: output
(noun) an amount of a product Synonyms: fruit
(noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property Synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings
(noun) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) Synonyms: output, production
yielder (noun) a person who yields or surrenders Synonyms: surrenderer
yielding (noun) the act of conceding or yielding Synonyms: conceding, concession
(noun) a verbal act of admitting defeat Synonyms: giving up, surrender
yin (noun) the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
yip (noun) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) Synonyms: yelp, yelping
yips (noun) nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
ylem (noun) (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements
yob (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yobbo, yobo
yobbo (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobo
yobibit (noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits Synonyms: Yibit
yobibyte (noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes Synonyms: YB, YiB, yottabyte
yobo (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo
yodel (noun) a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
yodeling (noun) singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
yodeller (noun) a singer who changes register rapidly (popular in Swiss folk songs)
yodh (noun) the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
yoga (noun) a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind
(noun) discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
yoghourt (noun) a custard-like food made from curdled milk Synonyms: yoghurt, yogurt
yoghurt (noun) a custard-like food made from curdled milk Synonyms: yoghourt, yogurt
yogi (noun) one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight

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