Words starting with y
1 letter words starting with y
- y — the 25th letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
- y chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- y connection — a three-phase star connection
2 letter words starting with y
- y- — forming, together with the appropriate inflectional change in the base, the past participle of verbs: its use, as a poetic archaism, survived until the end of the 16th cent.
- ya — the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yb — ytterbium
- yc — Young Conservative
- yd — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
3 letter words starting with y
- y2k — Year 2000
- yaa — The letter \u064a in the Arabic script.
- yad — a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- yag — a synthetic yttrium aluminum garnet, used for infrared lasers and as a gemstone.
- yah — An upper-class person.
4 letter words starting with y
- yaar — (India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy.
- yaba — /ya'b*/ [Cambridge] Yet Another Bloody Acronym. Whenever some program is being named, someone invariably suggests that it be given a name that is acronymic. The response from those with a trace of originality is to remark ironically that the proposed name would then be "YABA-compatible". Also used in response to questions like "What is WYSIWYG?" See also YA-, TLA.
- yack — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
- yaff — to bark; yelp.
- yafo — Jaffa.
5 letter words starting with y
- y'all — In the Southern United States, people use y'all when addressing a two or more people. Y'all is an informal way of saying 'you all.'
- yaars — Plural form of yaar.
- yabba — a form of methamphetamine
- yabby — a small Australian crayfish, of the genus Cherax, inhabiting streams and water holes.
- yacht — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
6 letter words starting with y
- y-axis — Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured.
- yabber — jabber.
- yabbie — Alternative spelling of yabby.
- yachts — Plural form of yacht.
- yachty — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
7 letter words starting with y
8 letter words starting with y
9 letter words starting with y
- yabbering — Present participle of yabber.
- yachtsman — a person who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtsmen — Irregular plural form of yachtsman.
- yahwistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Yahwist.
- yamashita — Tomoyuki [taw-maw-yoo-kee] /ˈtɔ mɔˈyu ki/ (Show IPA), ("the Tiger of Malaya") 1885–1946, Japanese general.
10 letter words starting with y
- yajur-veda — a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas.
- yakety-yak — incessant talk, chatter
- yankeeland — Chiefly Southern U.S. the northern states of the U.S.
- yarborough — a hand in which no card is higher than a nine.
- yardmaster — a person who superintends all or part of a railroad yard.
11 letter words starting with y
- yachtswoman — a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- yackety-yak — noisy, continuous, and trivial talk or conversation
- yarboroughs — Plural form of yarborough.
- yard-of-ale — a trumpet-shaped glass about 3 feet (1 meter) long with a bulb at the closed end, for serving ale or beer.
12 letter words starting with y
- y-chromosome — a sex chromosome of humans and most mammals that is present only in males and is paired with an X chromosome.
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- yamoussoukro — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- yarrow-river — a river in SE Scotland, flowing into the Tweed. 14 miles (23 km) long.
13 letter words starting with y
- yachtsmanship — The ability or art of being adept at sailing a yacht.
- yekaterinburg — Ekaterinburg.
- yekaterinodar — a former name of Krasnodar.
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.
- yellowhammers — Plural form of yellowhammer.
14 letter words starting with y
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
- yellow-bellied — having a yellow abdomen or underside.
- yttrotantalite — a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.
- yellow-bellied sapsucker — a woodpecker, Sphyrapicus varius, of eastern North America, having a red patch on the forehead and black and white plumage with a pale-yellow abdomen, and feeding on sap from trees.
- yellow-crowned night heron — any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) of America.
15 letter words starting with y
- your-excellency — (usually initial capital letter). Also, Excellence. a title of honor given to certain high officials, as governors, ambassadors, and Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops (preceded by his, your, etc.).
- yellow-breasted chat — an American warbler, Icteria virens, having a yellow throat and breast and greenish-brown upper parts and noted for imitating the songs of other species.
- yellow-flowered gourd — the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
- yellow-throated vireo — an olive-green vireo, Vireo flavifrons, of eastern North America, having a bright yellow throat and breast.
- yellow-throated warbler — a warbler, Dendroica dominica, of the eastern U.S., having a yellow throat and breast.
17 letter words starting with y
- youth-and-old-age — a stiff-growing, erect composite plant, Zinnia elegans, of Mexico, having large, solitary flowers with yellow-to-purple disks and usually red rays.
- yuzhno-sakhalinsk — a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on S Sakhalin Island.
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