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xylose

noun · a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics

xylosma

noun · shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China

xylosma congestum

noun · shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China

xyphophorus

noun · swordtails

xyphophorus helleri

noun · freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish

xyridaceae

noun · plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places

xyridales

noun · an order of monocotyledonous herbs

xyris

noun · chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers

xyris operculata

noun · of Australia

y

noun · the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

yacht

noun · an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

yacht race

noun · a race between crews of people in yachts

yachtsman

noun · a person who owns or sails a yacht

yack away

verb · talk incessantly and tiresomely

yagi

noun · a sharply directional antenna

yahve

noun · a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

yale university

noun · a university in Connecticut

yam family

noun · yams

yam plant

noun · any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

yamaltu

noun · a three-tone Chadic language

yamamoto

noun · Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)

yammer

verb · complain whiningly

yang chen ning

noun · United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922)

yangtze

noun · the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai

yangtze river

noun · the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai

yank

noun · an American (especially to non-Americans)

yanquapin

noun · water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds

yap away

verb · talk incessantly and tiresomely

yard bird

noun · a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

yard goods

noun · merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard

yard sale

noun · an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises

yardage

noun · distance measured in the aggregate number of yards

Example: what is the yardage of this golf course?

yardie

noun · member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence

Example: A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City

yarmulka

noun · a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)

yarn-dye

verb · dye (fabric) before it is spun

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

yashmac

noun · the face veil worn by Muslim women

yasser arafat

noun · Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)

yaup

verb · emit long loud cries

Example: wail in self-pity

yawning

adjective · showing lack of attention or boredom

Example: the yawning congregation

yawp

verb · complain whiningly

yea

adverb · not only so, but

Example: I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice

yeah

adverb · not only so, but

Example: I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice

year-around

adjective · operating or continuing throughout the year

Example: a year-round resort

year-end

adjective · taking place at the close of a fiscal year

Example: year-end audit

year-round

adjective · operating or continuing throughout the year

Example: a year-round resort

yearlong

adjective · lasting through a year

Example: attending yearlong courses

yearly

adjective · occurring or payable every year

Example: an annual trip to Paris

yearned-for

adjective · greatly desired

yearning

noun · prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

yearningly

adverb · in a yearning manner

Example: he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'

yeastlike

adjective · of or resembling or containing yeast

yeats

noun · Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)

yehudi menuhin

noun · British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)

yekaterinoslav

noun · city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry

yelled

adjective · in a vehement outcry

Example: his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises

yeller

noun · someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

yellow

adjective · easily frightened

yellow avens

noun · erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America

yellow bedstraw

noun · common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia