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Yard DonkeynounMWEa winch, or system of winches, powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid roadverified
Yard MarkernounMWEin American football, a marker indicating the current position of the play, measured as yards from the center of the fieldverified
Yard SalenounMWEan outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premisesverified
Yellow BilenounMWEa humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and angerverified
Yellow BristlegrassnounMWEcommon weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areasverified
Yellow ClintonianounMWEcommon woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruitsverified
Yellow CypressnounMWEtall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornamentverified
Yellow Globe LilynounMWEglobe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowersverified
Yellow IrisnounMWEcommon yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivatedverified
Yellow JacketnounMWEa barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodicverified
Yellow JasminenounMWEpoisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowersverified
Yellow JournalismnounMWEa type of sensationalist writing that is used to sell more copies of a certain print by means of catching one's attention with a flashy or shocking titleverified
Yellow PagesnounMWEa telephone directory or section of a directory, usually printed on yellow paper, where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertisingverified
Yellow PerilnounMWEthe threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoplesverified
Yellow PoplarnounMWEtall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruitverified
Yellow RootnounMWEa perennial herb found in the northeastern United States, identifiable by a thick, knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leavesverified
Yellow SpotnounMWEa small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed visionverified
Yellow-Dog ContractnounMWEa now illegal labor contract whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade unionverified
Yellowbelly MarmotnounMWEheavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North Americaverified
Yellowfin TunanounMWEa type of tuna fish, common as seafood in several cuisines; one fish can weigh as much as 400 poundsverified
Yolk SacnounMWEmembranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functionalverified
Yorkshire PuddingnounMWElight puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beefverified
Youth CrusadenounMWEpolitical, religious, social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young peopleverified
Youth HostelnounMWEinexpensive supervised lodging for travelers, particularly students and young peopleverified
Youth MovementnounMWEpolitical or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young peopleverified
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