Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1582]
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 —