📖 Y — The English dictionary · page 2

yearly — Everyday, meaning 1: Happening once every year: a yearly visit.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: For one whole year: a yearly cost.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adverb) Once a year or every year.↗ Example: We have a yearly trip to the seaside.↗ · The dentist sees me twice a year, not yearly.↗ · The club costs £24 yearly, which is £2 a month.↗ · The school holds a yearly sports day.↗ · The yearly rainfall here is very high.↗ · Birthdays come round yearly.↗ · Then the ship’s crew returned home, and the same thing happened yearly until many years had passed.↗ · that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.↗ (Prophets JDG.11.40, JPS 1917)↗ · And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.↗ (Prophets 1SA.1.21, JPS 1917)↗ · to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, (Writings EST.9.21, JPS 1917)↗

yearn — Everyday, meaning 1: To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly.↗ Example: The boy yearned to see the sea.↗ · She yearned for her old home.↗ · He yearned to fly above the trees.↗ · Many children yearn for a pet of their own.↗ · And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.↗ (Torah GEN.43.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD.↗ (Prophets 1SA.7.2, JPS 1917)↗

yearning — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have.↗ Example: She had a yearning for her far-off family.↗ · Before long, the cat felt a fit of yearning.↗ · He had a yearning to travel.↗ · A yearning filled her heart all day.↗ · Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, now restrained toward me?↗ (Prophets ISA.63.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and the yearning of their soul, their sons and their daughters, (Prophets EZK.24.25, JPS 1917)↗

yearningly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a way that shows a deep, longing wish for someone or something.↗ Example: She looked yearningly at the window.↗ · He turned yearningly towards his home.↗ · The child gazed yearningly at the cakes.↗ · The dog waited yearningly by the door.↗

yeast — Everyday, meaning 1: Yeast is a tiny living thing, a kind of fungus, used to make bread rise and to make beer.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yeast is the powder or block of these organisms that people buy for baking.↗ Example: Add yeast to the dough to make it rise.↗ · Yeast is a living thing.↗ · Yeast feeds on sugar and makes gas bubbles.↗ · Warm water helps the yeast work.↗ · Vegemite is made from yeast extract.↗ · The balloon on the bottle filled with gas from the yeast.↗ · A packet of yeast makes two loaves.↗ · Too hot water can kill yeast.↗

yell — Everyday, meaning 1: To yell means to shout something very loudly, because you are angry, excited, scared or in pain, or to call someone far away.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A yell is a loud shout.↗ Example: Don't yell in the library.↗ · He yelled for help when he fell in the river.↗ · The fans yelled when their team scored.↗ · Mum yelled up the stairs that tea was ready.↗ · She let out a yell when she saw the spider.↗ · If a stranger grabs you, yell «This is not my dad!».↗ · Please don't yell at your brother.↗ · We heard a yell from the playground.↗ · Fire Eater yelled at them in a hoarse voice:↗

yellow — Everyday, meaning 1: Yellow is the colour of the sun, bananas, lemons and egg yolks.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Leaves or paper yellow when they turn yellow with age.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In old slang, yellow means scared (not kind to say).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A person's face can look yellow, or pale, when they are ill or jealous.↗ Example: She has 6 yellow balloons and 4 red ones.↗ · 12 of the 20 flowers are yellow.↗ · How many are not yellow?↗ · Yellow pencils cost 10 cents each.↗ · Mix yellow and blue to make green.↗ · The referee showed him a yellow card.↗ · In the USA, school buses are yellow.↗ · The old book's pages had turned yellow.↗ · "I know why thou art so yellow.↗ · then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair: he is unclean.↗ (Torah LEV.13.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin, (Torah LEV.13.32, JPS 1917)↗

yellowish — Everyday, meaning 1: Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow.↗ Example: The old paper had turned yellowish.↗ · The leaves went yellowish without enough sunlight.↗ · The sky had a yellowish glow before the storm.↗ · The liquid in the test tube was yellowish.↗ · The bruise turned yellowish as it healed.↗ · A yellowish-green frog sat on the leaf.↗

yelp — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To give a short, sharp cry, especially of pain, fright or surprise.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A short, sharp cry, especially of a dog or a person.↗ Example: The puppy yelped when I stepped on its tail.↗ · She gave a yelp when the cold water hit her.↗ · «Ouch!» he yelped, holding his toe.↗ · We heard a yelp from the garden.↗ · The fox yelped in the night.↗ · Lily yelped with surprise when the balloon popped.↗ · The witch howled, squealed, yelped like a dog, and fled away.↗

yelping — Everyday, meaning 1: Yelping means making short, sharp, high cries, as a dog or puppy does when it is hurt, scared or excited.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yelping can also describe a person giving short cries of pain or surprise.↗ Example: The puppy was yelping because its paw was stuck.↗ · We heard yelping from the garden.↗ · She was yelping with joy on the trampoline.↗ · The dog stopped yelping when we gave it a treat.↗ · He jumped in the cold sea, yelping.↗ · If a dog is yelping, it may be hurt, so get an adult.↗ · Just then, close by, they heard a hunter's horn and the yelping of a pack of hounds.↗

yen — Everyday, meaning 1: (money) The yen is the money of Japan; its sign is ¥.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A yen is a strong wish or longing for something, as in a yen to travel.↗ Example: The comic book cost 500 yen in Tokyo.↗ · The yen is the currency of Japan.↗ · How many yen do you get for one pound?↗ · I've always had a yen to visit Japan.↗ (informal)↗ · She has a yen for chocolate.↗ (informal)↗ · Japanese coins include a 100-yen coin.↗

yer — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, dialect) Your: «Get yer coat.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, dialect) You: «Are yer coming?».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, UK) Sometimes «you're» or «you are».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In dialect speech, "yer" can mean "here".↗ Example: «Put yer boots on, it's muddy,» said the farmer.↗ · «Mind yer head!» shouted the pirate.↗ · «Are yer coming or not?» asked Nan.↗ · «Eat yer dinner before it goes cold.»↗ · «Yer a wizard,» the giant said.↗ · «Wash yer hands, love,» called Mum.↗

yes — Everyday, meaning 1: A word used to agree, say something is true, or accept: «Yes, please.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Used to answer when someone calls you: «Yes?».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A happy shout: «Yes!↗ We won!».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a noun, an answer that says yes.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «Yeah», «yep», «yup», «ya», «sure», «yeah nah» (Australia, NZ: no) and «deffo» (UK: definitely) are everyday ways to say yes.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual, sarcastic) «Oh yes, very clever» or «yeah, right» means the opposite.↗ e.g. I don't believe you.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (rough) «Yes, and?» or «yeah, so what» brushes someone off.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) «Affirmative», «indeed», «in the affirmative», «certainly» and «that is correct» are stiff ways to say yes.↗ Example: Yes, I would like some juice.↗ · «Is it raining?»↗ «Yes, it is.»↗ · Yes!↗ I scored a goal!↗ · Answer yes or no.↗ · She said yes to the party.↗ · «Tom?»↗ «Yes, Miss?»↗ · If a stranger asks you to go with them, do not say yes.↗ · The answer is yes and no.↗ · «coming to footy?»↗ «yep, be there at 4» (casual)↗ · «I'll pay you back tomorrow.»↗ «Yeah, right.»↗ (sarcastic)↗ · «You broke it.»↗ «Yeah, so what?»↗ (rough)↗ · State whether 15 is divisible by 3, responding in the affirmative or the negative.↗ (formal exam)↗ · "Yes," she said, nodding her head.↗ · He said to her, 'My daughter, come and we ivill many thee to Abraham My beloved."↗ She said to him, 'Xo. not until the meek one com- es and takes meekness.'↗ God then consulted the Sefer Yetzirah, which said, "Yes'.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

yesterday — Everyday, meaning 1: Yesterday means on the day before today.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yesterday can mean the recent past in general: the toys of yesterday.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "The day before yesterday" means two days ago.↗ Example: Yesterday it rained all day.↗ · I played football with my friends yesterday afternoon.↗ · If today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday.↗ · The day before yesterday was my birthday.↗ · I didn't do my homework yesterday, so I'm doing it now.↗ · It feels like only yesterday that we started school.↗ · Yesterday's newspaper is on the table.↗ · I was only made day before yesterday.↗ · And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying: 'Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your appointed task in making brick both yesterday and today as heretofore?'↗ (Torah EXO.5.14, JPS 1917)↗ · For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow — (Writings JOB.8.9, JPS 1917)↗ · For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.↗ (Writings PSA.90.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plot, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets 2KI.9.26, JPS 1917)↗

yesternight — Early Modern English, meaning 1: The night before today; yesterday evening.↗ Example: God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.'↗ (Torah GEN.31.42, JPS 1917) · And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay yesternight with my father.↗ (Torah GEN.19.34, JPS 1917) · It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.↗ (Torah GEN.31.29, JPS 1917)

yet — Everyday, meaning 1: Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?».↗ «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yet means but, still: «It was cold, yet sunny».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Yet can mean even, still more: «yet another cake».↗ Example: She has read 40 pages but has not finished yet.↗ · 5 guests have not arrived yet.↗ · How many more pages are left to read yet?↗ · He has not spent his money yet.↗ · Are we there yet?↗ · I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.↗ · It was raining, yet we still had fun.↗ · The dog chewed yet another shoe.↗ · Nana, it isn’t six o’clock yet.↗ · And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning.↗ (Torah EXO.36.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.↗ (Torah GEN.40.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.↗ (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people did yet corruptly.↗ (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917)↗ · I will seek it yet again.'↗ (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD called yet again Samuel.↗ (Prophets 1SA.3.6, JPS 1917)↗