📖 Y — The English dictionary · page 3

yeti — Everyday, meaning 1: A large, hairy, ape-like creature that some people say lives in the Himalaya mountains; it is a legend, and no one has ever proved it is real.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Another name for the Abominable Snowman.↗ Example: Climbers said they saw yeti footprints in the snow.↗ · The yeti is a legend from the Himalayas.↗ · Scientists tested «yeti hair» and found it came from bears.↗ · In the film, the yeti was friendly.↗ · The yeti is also called the Abominable Snowman.↗ · Do you believe in the yeti?↗

yew — Everyday, meaning 1: A yew is an evergreen tree with dark green, flat needles and red berry-like cones; it can live for a very long time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yew is the hard, bendy wood of this tree, once used to make longbows.↗ Example: An ancient yew tree grew in the churchyard.↗ · Never eat yew berries; the seeds are poisonous.↗ · The yew hedge was trimmed into neat shapes.↗ · Longbows were made from yew wood.↗ · A yew stays green all winter.↗ · Some yews are more than a thousand years old.↗ · As soon as the frog had recovered her senses she hopped up to the queen, who was still sitting under the yew.↗

yi — Everyday, meaning 1: (Mandarin, pinyin) yī means "one" in Mandarin Chinese; it sounds like English "ee".↗ It is not an English word.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) The Yi are an ethnic group in south-west China, with their own Yi language and script.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Yi is a common Korean and Chinese surname (also written Lee or Li), as in Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Korea.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: "Hi, yi!" is an excited shout or call.↗ Example: In Mandarin, yī, èr, sān means one, two, three.↗ · "Yi" sounds like "ee" to an English ear.↗ · The Yi people live in the mountains of south-west China.↗ · Admiral Yi Sun-sin is a hero in Korean history.↗ · Yī gè píngguǒ means "one apple" in Mandarin.↗ · The Yi language has its own script.↗ · "Hi, yi!" said he, "here's a coat o' clay ready made, and a fine one.↗ · Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

yiddish — Everyday, meaning 1: Yiddish is a language spoken by many Jewish people, especially those whose families came from Central and Eastern Europe.↗ It grew from German with words from Hebrew and Slavic languages and is written in Hebrew letters.↗ Example: My great-grandmother spoke Yiddish at home.↗ · «Klutz» comes from Yiddish and means a clumsy person.↗ · Yiddish is written with Hebrew letters.↗ · Many Yiddish speakers lived in Poland before the Second World War.↗ · There are Yiddish newspapers in New York.↗ · The song was sung in Yiddish.↗

yield — Everyday, meaning 1: To yield means to let other cars or people go first, for example at a road sign.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To yield means to give up or stop fighting, to let someone else win.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To yield means to produce something, like a crop of fruit or an answer.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To yield means to bend or break when pushed hard.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: As a noun, a yield is the amount something produces, such as the amount of wheat from a field.↗ Example: The car must yield to people on the crossing.↗ · The yield sign is a red and white triangle.↗ · The knight would not yield to the dragon.↗ · This apple tree yields lots of fruit every year.↗ · The farm had a big yield of corn this year.↗ · The old floorboard yielded under his foot and cracked.↗ · Our experiment yielded a surprising result.↗ · If one tree yields 50 apples, 4 trees yield 200 apples.↗ · The Oak stood proudly and fought against the storm, while the yielding Reeds bowed low.↗ · As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.↗ (Torah GEN.49.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety.↗ (Torah LEV.25.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the yield of the moons, (Torah DEU.33.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.↗ (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917)↗ · The earth hath yielded her increase; may God, our own God, bless us.↗ (Writings PSA.67.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, the LORD will give that which is good; and our land shall yield her produce.↗ (Writings PSA.85.13, JPS 1917)↗

yin — Everyday, meaning 1: (Chinese philosophy) Yin is the dark, cool, quiet, soft side in the old Chinese idea of yin and yang: two opposite forces that balance each other in everything.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Mandarin, pinyin) «yīn» is a Chinese syllable with several meanings, for example «shady, cloudy» or «sound».↗ Example: Yin and yang show how opposites balance each other.↗ · In the symbol, yin is the dark part and yang is the light part.↗ · Night is linked with yin, and day with yang.↗ · The twins are the yin and yang of our class: one quiet, one loud.↗ · Each half of the yin-yang symbol has a small dot of the other colour.↗ · The teacher explained yin and yang in our lesson about China.↗

yip — Everyday, meaning 1: A yip is a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small dog, a puppy or a coyote.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To yip is to make such a sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Yip!» or «yippee!» is a shout of joy.↗ Example: The puppy gave a little yip when it saw me.↗ · We heard coyotes yipping in the night.↗ · The fox cubs yipped as they played.↗ · «Yip!» shouted Sam when he scored.↗ · The small dog yipped at the postman.↗ · The yipping grew louder as the pack came closer.↗

yoga — Everyday, meaning 1: Yoga is a kind of exercise in which you stretch, hold your body in special positions and breathe slowly to make your body strong and your mind calm.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Yoga is also an old way of thinking and meditation that began in India.↗ Example: My aunt does yoga every morning.↗ · We did a yoga class in PE today.↗ · Roll out your yoga mat on the floor.↗ · The tree pose in yoga helps your balance.↗ · Yoga helps some people feel calm before a test.↗ · The class lasts 45 minutes; how many classes fit in 3 hours?↗

yoghurt — Everyday, meaning 1: Yoghurt is a thick, creamy food made from milk that has been turned slightly sour by helpful bacteria.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A yoghurt is one small pot of it.↗ Example: I had strawberry yoghurt for breakfast.↗ · There's a yoghurt in your lunchbox.↗ · Yoghurt is made from milk.↗ · Keep the yoghurt in the fridge.↗ · We put yoghurt and honey on our fruit.↗ · Frozen yoghurt is a cold treat in summer.↗ · Yoghurt has calcium for strong bones.↗ · The yoghurt tasted sour because it was out of date.↗

yogi — Everyday, meaning 1: A yogi is a person who practises yoga a lot, especially as a teacher or a religious or spiritual person in Hinduism.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A yogi is someone who loves doing yoga.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Yogi Bear is a cartoon bear, and Yogi Berra was a famous American baseball player (a name).↗ Example: The yogi sat cross-legged and meditated for hours.↗ · In India, some yogis live simple lives in the mountains.↗ · My aunt is a real yogi; she does yoga every morning.↗ · The yogi taught us how to breathe slowly.↗ · Yogi Bear loves stealing picnic baskets.↗ · The yogi could hold the pose for a long time.↗

yogurt — Everyday, meaning 1: A thick, slightly sour food made from milk that has had special helpful bacteria added to it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a yogurt) A small pot of this food.↗ e.g. I had a strawberry yogurt.↗ Example: I have a yogurt in my lunchbox every day.↗ · Plain yogurt tastes a bit sour.↗ · Yogurt is made when good bacteria turn milk thick.↗ · A pack of 4 yogurts costs 2 dollars, so each yogurt costs 50 cents.↗ · Mum puts honey on Greek yogurt.↗ · Frozen yogurt is a cold treat like ice cream.↗ · Keep yogurt in the fridge.↗

yoke — Everyday, meaning 1: A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A yoke is also a bar across a person's shoulders for carrying two buckets.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To yoke (verb) means to join animals with a yoke, or to join two things together.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, Bible) A yoke is something that controls people or is a heavy burden: «the yoke of slavery».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (Ireland, slang) A «yoke» is any thing or gadget whose name you can't remember.↗ Example: The farmer put the yoke on the two oxen.↗ · The milkmaid carried two pails on a wooden yoke.↗ · The people threw off the yoke of the cruel king.↗ · (Bible) Jesus said, «My yoke is easy and my burden is light.»↗ · The two horses were yoked together to pull the cart.↗ · (Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?»↗ Dad asked, meaning the remote.↗ · The yoke snapped with a twang, and they lumbered off together.↗ · And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose, that thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.↗ (Torah GEN.27.40, JPS 1917)↗ · I am the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.↗ (Torah LEV.26.13, JPS 1917)↗ · This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer, faultless, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.↗ (Torah NUM.19.2, JPS 1917)↗ · It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.↗ (Writings LAM.3.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.↗ (Prophets NAM.1.13, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.↗ (Prophets JER.28.2, JPS 1917)↗

yokel — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who lives in the countryside and is not used to town ways; often said in a slightly unkind way.↗ Example: The yokel stared at the tall buildings.↗ · A yokel came to town for the market.↗ · Some yokels think the city is magic.↗ · The clever cat laughed at the yokel.↗

yolk — Everyday, meaning 1: The yolk is the round yellow or orange part in the middle of an egg.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In science, the yolk is the food store for a growing baby bird or other animal inside the egg.↗ Example: I like my egg with a runny yolk.↗ · The yolk feeds the chick inside the egg.↗ · Separate the yolks from the whites for the cake.↗ · Some eggs have two yolks!↗ · The recipe needs 3 yolks, so we cracked 3 eggs.↗ · Egg yolk is bright yellow.↗ · But in place of the white and the yolk of the egg, a little yellow Chick, fluffy and gay and smiling, escaped from it.↗

yon — Everyday, meaning 1: (old-fashioned or dialect) That, or those, over there.↗ e.g. "yon hill" means "that hill over there".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (dialect, adverb) Yonder; over there.↗ Example: "Who lives in yon castle?" asked the traveller.↗ · The shepherd pointed to yon hill.↗ · "Fetch me yon bucket, lad," said the old farmer.↗ · Leaves blew hither and yon in the wind.↗ · In the poem, the knight rode towards yon dark tower.↗ · Grandad from Yorkshire still says "yon" when he means "that".↗ · "Why there; something is shining in yon corner!"↗ · The mountains quaked at the presence of the LORD, even yon Sinai at the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel.↗ (Prophets JDG.5.5, JPS 1917)↗ · The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God; even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.↗ (Writings PSA.68.9, JPS 1917)↗

yonder — Everyday, meaning 1: Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: That … over there: yonder tree.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: At some distance, but within sight.↗ Example: See yonder hill?↗ Our cottage is just behind it.↗ · The farmer pointed to the wood yonder.↗ · «Who lives in yonder house?» asked the traveller.↗ · They rode off into the wild blue yonder.↗ · The river bends over yonder.↗ · Yonder stands the old mill.↗ · Don't you see the farm-house yonder?↗ · And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'↗ (Torah NUM.23.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.'↗ (Torah GEN.22.5, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are become holy; (Torah NUM.16.37, JPS 1917)↗ · Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.↗ (Writings PSA.104.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Those yonder lift up their voice, they sing for joy; for the majesty of the LORD they shout from the sea: (Prophets ISA.24.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant: 'Behold, yonder is that Shunammite.↗ (Prophets 2KI.4.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said unto Balak: 'Stand here by thy burnt-offering, while I go toward a meeting yonder.'↗ (Torah NUM.23.15, JPS 1917) · Don't you see the farm-house yonder?↗ (Andersen's Fairy Tales) · And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come back to you.'↗ (Torah GEN.22.5, JPS 1917)