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attain liberation

2 : a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being

— yo·gic adjective, often cap

yo·gi also yo·gin noun 1 : a person who practices yoga

2 cap : an adherent of Yoga philosophy

yo·gurt also yo·ghurt noun [ORIGIN: Turk yoğurt]

: a soured slightly acid often flavored semisolid food made of milk and milk solids to which cultures of bacteria have been added

1yoke noun, plural yokes 1 : a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (as oxen) are coupled at the heads or necks for working together; also : a frame fitted to a person's shoulders to carry a load in two equal portions

2 : a clamp that embraces two parts to hold or unite them in position

3 pl usu yoke : two animals yoked together

4 : an oppressive state of subjection, submission, or servitude : BONDAGE

5 : TIE, LINK

6 : a fitted or shaped piece esp. at the shoulder of a garment

Synonyms

bondage, enslavement, servitude, slavery, thrall—more at SLAVERY

2yoke verb yoked; yok·ing 1 : to put a yoke on : couple with a yoke

2 : to attach a draft animal to <~ a plow>

3 : to couple, join, or associate as if by a yoke; especially : MARRY

Synonyms

chain, compound, connect, couple, hitch, hook, join, link—more at CONNECT

yo·kel noun : a naive or gullible country person

Synonyms

bumpkin, clodhopper, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rustic—more at HICK

yolk noun 1 : the yellow rounded inner mass of the egg of a bird or reptile

2 : the stored food material of an egg that supplies nutrients (as proteins and cholesterol) to the developing embryo

— yolked adjective

Yom Kip·pur noun [ORIGIN: Heb yōm kippūr, lit., day of atonement]

: a Jewish holiday observed in September or October with fasting and prayer as a day of atonement

1yon adjective : YONDER

2yon adverb 1 : YONDER

2 : THITHER

1yonder adverb : at or to that place

Synonyms

beyond, farther, further—more at FARTHER

2yonder adjective 1 : more distant

2 : being at a distance within view <~ hills>

yore noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. yore, adv., long ago, fr. OE geāra, fr. gēar year]

: time long past

Synonyms

history, past, yesteryear—more at PAST

York·ie noun : YORKSHIRE TERRIER

York·shire terrier noun : any of a breed of compact toy terriers with long straight silky hair

you pronoun 1 : the person or persons addressed <~ are a nice person> <~ are nice people>

2 : ONE 2 <~ turn this knob to open it>

1young adjective youn·ger ; youn·gest 1 : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development

2 : having little experience

3 : recently come into being

4 : YOUTHFUL

5 cap : belonging to or representing a new or revived usu. political group or movement

Synonyms

adolescent, immature, juvenile, youthful; also minor, underage; embryonic; callow, green, inexperienced, puerile, raw; babyish, childish, childlike, infantile; undeveloped, unfinished, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened; blooming, blossoming, burgeoning, flowering

Antonyms

adult, mature, matured

2young noun, plural young : young persons; also : young animals

young·ish adjective : somewhat young

young·ling noun : one that is young

— youngling adjective

young·ster noun : a young person : CHILD

Synonyms

child, cub, juvenile, kid, youth—more at CHILD

your adjective : of or relating to you or yourself

yours pronoun : one or the ones belonging to you

your·self pronoun, plural yourselves : YOU — used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions

youth noun, plural youths 1 : the period of life between childhood and maturity

2 : a young person; especially : a young male

3 : YOUTHFULNESS

Synonyms

boy, lad, nipper, shaver, stripling—more at BOY

child, cub, juvenile, kid, youngster—more at CHILD

youth·ful adjective 1 : of, relating to, or appropriate to youth

2 : being young and not yet mature

3 : FRESH, VIGOROUS

— youth·ful·ly adverb

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