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yan·qui noun, often cap [ORIGIN: Sp]

: a citizen of the U.S. as distinguished from a Latin American

1yap verb yapped; yap·ping 1 : BARK, YELP

2 : GAB

2yap noun 1 : a quick sharp bark

2 : CHATTER

1yard noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE geard enclosure, yard]

1 : a small enclosed area open to the sky and adjacent to a building

2 : the grounds of a building

3 : the grounds surrounding a house usu. covered with grass

4 : an enclosure for livestock

5 : an area set aside for a particular business or activity

6 : a system of railroad tracks for storing cars and making up trains

Synonyms

[1] close, court, courtyard, quadrangle—more at COURT

[2] demesne, grounds, park, premises

2yard noun [ORIGIN: ME yarde, fr. OE gierd twig, measure, yard]

1 : a unit of length equal to three feet

2 : a long spar tapered toward the ends that supports and spreads the head of a sail

— the whole nine yards

: all of a set of circumstances, conditions, or details

yard·age noun : an aggregate number of yards; also : the length, extent, or volume of something as measured in yards

yard·arm noun : either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

yard·man noun : a person employed in or about a yard

yard·mas·ter noun : the person in charge of a railroad yard

yard·stick noun 1 : a graduated measuring stick three feet long

2 : a standard for making a critical judgment : CRITERION

Synonyms

criterion, grade, mark, measure, par, standard, touchstone—more at STANDARD

yar·mul·ke noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish yarmlke]

: a skullcap worn esp. by Jewish males in the synagogue and the home

yarn noun 1 : a continuous often plied strand composed of fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth

2 : an entertaining narrative of adventures : STORY; especially : a tall tale

yar·row noun : a strong-scented herb related to the daisies that has white or pink flowers in flat clusters

yaw verb : to deviate erratically from a course

— yaw noun

Synonyms

sheer, swerve, veer—more at SWERVE

yawl noun : a 2-masted sailboat with the shorter mast aft of the rudder

1yawn verb : to open wide; especially : to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usu. as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom

— yawn·er noun

2yawn noun : the act of yawning

yawp or yaup verb 1 : to make a raucous noise : SQUAWK

2 : CLAMOR, COMPLAIN

— yawp·er noun

yaws noun plural : a contagious tropical disease caused by a spirochete closely resembling the causative agent of syphilis and marked by skin lesions

y–ax·is noun : the axis of a graph or of a system of coordinates in a plane parallel to which the ordinates are measured

Yb symbol ytterbium

YB abbreviation yearbook

Y chromosome noun : a sex chromosome that is characteristic of male cells in organisms (as humans) in which the male typically has two unlike sex chromosomes

yd abbreviation yard

1ye pronoun : YOU 1

2ye definite article, archaic

: THE — used by early printers to represent the manuscript word þe (the)

1yea adverb 1 — used as a function word esp. to express assent or agreement esp. in oral voting

2 : not only so but : INDEED

Synonyms

[1] all right, alright, OK, yes—more at YES

[2] even, indeed, nay, truly, verily—more at EVEN

2yea noun : an affirmative vote; also : a person casting such a vote

yeah adverb : YES

year noun 1 : the period of about 365 1/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun; also : the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun

2 : a cycle of 365 or 366 days beginning with January 1; also : a calendar year specified usu. by a number

3 plural : a time of special significance

4 plural : AGE

5 : a period of time other than a calendar year

year·book noun 1 : a book published annually esp. as a report

2 : a school publication recording