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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Yidnouna fan of the Tottenham Hotspur Football ClubverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yieldernouna person who yields or surrendersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yinnounthe dark, negative, feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmologyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ylemnounin cosmology, the original matter that, according to the big bang theory, existed before the formation of the chemical elementsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yo-Yonouna toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the handverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yobnouna cruel and brutal fellowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yobbonouna cruel and brutal fellowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yobibitnouna unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yobibytenouna unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yobonouna cruel and brutal fellowverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yodelingnounsinging by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsettoverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yodellernouna singer who changes register rapidly, popular in Swiss folk songsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yodhnounthe 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabetverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yoganouna system of exercises, focusing on breathing techniques, originally practiced as part of the Hindu religion, to promote control of the body and mindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yoghourtnouna custard-like food made from curdled milkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yoghurtnouna custard-like food made from curdled milkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yoginounone who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yogurtnouna custard-like food made from curdled milkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yokelnouna person who is not very intelligent or interested in cultureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yolknounnutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Yolk SacnounMWEmembranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functionalverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yorenountime long pastverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yorkshire PuddingnounMWElight puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beefverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yottabitnouna unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yottabytenouna unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yottasecondnouna period of time equal to one septillion seconds, or 10^24verifiedMay 18, 2026
Young BucknounMWEa teenager or a young adult maleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Young MannounMWEa man who is the lover of a girl or young womanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Young TurknounMWEa young radical who agitates for reformverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youngnessnounthe opposite of oldnessverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youngsternouna young personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Younkernouna young person, especially a young man or boyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youthnounthe freshness and vitality characteristic of a young personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youth CrusadenounMWEpolitical, religious, social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youth HostelnounMWEinexpensive supervised lodging for travelers, particularly students and young peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youth MovementnounMWEpolitical or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young peopleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Youthfulnessnounthe freshness and vitality characteristic of a young personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ytterbiumnouna soft silvery metallic elementverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yttriumnouna silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth mineralsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yuannounthe basic unit of money in ChinaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yuccanounany of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, typically characterized by tall, stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yuppienouna young upwardly mobile professional individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Yurtnouna circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supportingverifiedMay 18, 2026