Yangtze Kiang
1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze River}]
Yangtze River
1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: {Chang Jiang}, {Chang}, {Yangtze}, {Yangtze Kiang}]
Yank
1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: {Yankee}, {Northerner}] 2: an American who lives in New England [syn: {New Englander}, {Yankee}] 3: an American [...
Yankee
1: used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) n 1: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: ...
Yankee corn
1: corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm [syn: {flint corn}, {flint maize}, {Zea mays indurata}]
yanker
1: someone who gives a strong sudden pull [syn: {jerker}]
yanquapin
1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water chinquapin}, {American lotus}, {Nelumbo lutea}]
Yaounde
1: the capital of Cameroon [syn: {capital of Cameroon}]
yap
1: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {hole}, {maw}, {gob}] v : bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: {yelp}, {yip}] [also: {yapping}, {yapped}]
yap away
1: talk incessantly and tiresomely [syn: {yack}, {jaw}, {yack away}, {rattle on}]
yard
1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: {pace}] 2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a ...
yard goods
1: merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard [syn: {piece goods}]
yard grass
1: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yardgrass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass}, {Eleusine indica}]
yard line
1: in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field
yard marker
1: (football) a marker indicating the yardline
yard measure
1: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yardstick}]
yard sale
1: an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises [syn: {garage sale}]
yard-long bean
1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn: {asparagus bean}, {Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis}, {Vigna sesquipedalis}]
yardage
1: distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?"
yardarm
1: either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Yardbird Parker
1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: {Parker}, {Charlie Parker}, {Bird Parker}, {Charles Christopher Parker}]
yarder
1: (used only in combinations) the height of length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"
yardgrass
1: coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere [syn: {yard grass}, {wire grass}, {goose grass}, {Eleusine indica}]
yardie
1: member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; "A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City"
yardman
1: worker in a railway yard 2: a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
yardmaster
1: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard [syn: {trainmaster}, {train dispatcher}]
yardstick
1: a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" 2: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yard measure}]
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yarmelke
1: a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulke}, {yarmulka}]
yarmulka
1: a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulke}, {yarmelke}]
yarmulke
1: a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) [syn: {yarmulka}, {yarmelke}]
yarn
1: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {narration}, {recital}] 2: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or ny...
yarn-dye
1: dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: {impress}]
yarn-spinning
1: inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings)
yarrow
1: 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 [syn: {milfoi...
yashmac
1: the face veil worn by Muslim women [syn: {yashmak}]
yashmak
1: the face veil worn by Muslim women [syn: {yashmac}]
Yasser Arafat
1: Palestinian statesman who is chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (born in 1929) [syn: {Arafat}]
Yastrzemski
1: United States baseball player (born in 1939) [syn: {Carl Yastrzemski}]
yataghan
1: a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
yatobyo
1: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia}, {tularaemia}, {rab...
yautia
1: tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes [syn: {tannia}, {spoonflower}, {malanga}, {Xanthosoma sagittifolium}, {Xanthosoma atrovirens}]
Yavapai
1: a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona 2: the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai people
yaw
1: an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: {swerve}] v 1: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: {gape}, {yawn}] 2: deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the s...
yawl
1: a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) 2: a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost v : emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn...
yawn
1: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he a...
yawning
1: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss" 2: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation" 3: s...
yawp
1: make a raucous noise [syn: {bawl}] 2: complain whiningly [syn: {whine}, {grizzle}, {yammer}]
yaws
1: an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions [syn: {frambesia}, {framboesia}]
Yay
1: a branch of the Tai languages
Yazoo
1: a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg [syn: {Yazoo River}]
Yazoo River
1: a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg [syn: {Yazoo}]
Yb
1: a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime [syn: {ytterbium}, {atomic number 70}]
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