--- title: Y — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 60 words of the school dictionary under Y, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / Y # Y — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under Y: 60 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) - [yacht](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yacht/) — A boat with sails, used for racing or for pleasure. — 9 sentences - [yak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yak/) — A yak is a large, long-haired wild or farm ox that lives in the high, cold mountains of Tibet, the Himalayas and Central Asia. — 9 sentences - [yam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yam/) — A yam is a large root vegetable with brown skin and firm white or orange flesh, grown in warm countries and cooked like a potato. — 3 sentences - [yana](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yana/) — Yana is a girl's name, common in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and other countries; in Ukrainian it is written Яна. — 9 sentences - [yang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yang/) — Yang is one half of yin and yang, the old Chinese idea that the world is made of two opposite forces that balance each other; yang is the… — 11 sentences - [yank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yank/) — To yank something is to pull it suddenly and hard. — 10 sentences - [yap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yap/) — To give short, high, sharp barks: «The puppy yapped at the postman.». — 12 sentences - [yard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yard/) — A yard is the ground around a house; in the USA it often has grass (in the UK a «garden»). — 16 sentences - [yarn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yarn/) — Yarn is long thread made of wool, cotton or other fibre, used for knitting, crocheting and weaving. — 13 sentences - [yawn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawn/) — To yawn means to open your mouth very wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored. — 13 sentences - [yawning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yawning/) — Opening your mouth wide and taking a deep breath without meaning to, usually because you are tired or bored. — 9 sentences - [yay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yay/) — A cry of joy, excitement or approval, like «hooray». — 9 sentences - [yea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yea/) — Yea is an old word for «yes». — 6 sentences - [yeah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeah/) — Yes. — 12 sentences - [year](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/year/) — A year is the time it takes for the Earth to go once around the sun. A year has 12 months, 52 weeks and 365 days. — 13 sentences - [yearling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearling/) — An animal in its second year of life, after its first birthday and before its second, such as a young horse, deer or seal. — 5 sentences - [yearly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearly/) — Happening once every year: a yearly visit. — 10 sentences - [yearn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearn/) — 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. — 5 sentences - [yearning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearning/) — A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have. — 5 sentences - [yearningly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yearningly/) — In a way that shows a deep, longing wish for someone or something. — 5 sentences - [yeast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeast/) — Yeast is a tiny living thing, a kind of fungus, used to make bread rise and to make beer. — 10 sentences - [yell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yell/) — To yell means to shout something very loudly, because you are angry, excited, scared or in pain, or to call someone far away. — 11 sentences - [yellow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yellow/) — Yellow is the colour of the sun, bananas, lemons and egg yolks. — 13 sentences - [yellowish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yellowish/) — Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow. — 7 sentences - [yelp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yelp/) — To give a short, sharp cry, especially of pain, fright or surprise. — 9 sentences - [yelping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yelping/) — Yelping means making short, sharp, high cries, as a dog or puppy does when it is hurt, scared or excited. — 9 sentences - [yen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yen/) — The yen is the money of Japan; its sign is ¥. — 10 sentences - [yer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/) — Your: «Get yer coat.». — 10 sentences - [yes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yes/) — A word used to agree, say something is true, or accept: «Yes, please.». — 32 sentences - [yesterday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yesterday/) — Yesterday means on the day before today. — 11 sentences - [yet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yet/) — Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?». «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen. — 13 sentences - [yeti](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yeti/) — 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 r… — 8 sentences - [yew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yew/) — A yew is an evergreen tree with dark green, flat needles and red berry-like cones; it can live for a very long time. — 9 sentences - [yi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/) — yī means "one" in Mandarin Chinese; it sounds like English "ee". It is not an English word. — 12 sentences - [yiddish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yiddish/) — Yiddish is a language spoken by many Jewish people, especially those whose families came from Central and Eastern Europe. It grew from Ger… — 8 sentences - [yield](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yield/) — To yield means to let other cars or people go first, for example at a road sign. — 14 sentences - [yin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yin/) — 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. — 8 sentences - [yip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yip/) — A yip is a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small dog, a puppy or a coyote. — 9 sentences - [yoga](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoga/) — 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… — 8 sentences - [yoghurt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoghurt/) — Yoghurt is a thick, creamy food made from milk that has been turned slightly sour by helpful bacteria. — 10 sentences - [yogi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogi/) — A yogi is a person who practises yoga a lot, especially as a teacher or a religious or spiritual person in Hinduism. — 9 sentences - [yogurt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yogurt/) — A thick, slightly sour food made from milk that has had special helpful bacteria added to it. — 10 sentences - [yoke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yoke/) — A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together. — 13 sentences - [yokel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/) — A person who lives in the countryside and is not used to town ways; often said in a slightly unkind way. — 5 sentences - [yolk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yolk/) — The yolk is the round yellow or orange part in the middle of an egg. — 9 sentences - [yon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yon/) — That, or those, over there. — 10 sentences - [yonder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yonder/) — Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder. — 10 sentences - [yore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yore/) — Yore means long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past. — 8 sentences - [york](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/york/) — York is an old city in the north of England, famous for its walls, its cathedral (York Minster) and the Vikings. — 12 sentences - [you](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/) — You means the person or people someone is talking to. — 20 sentences - [young](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/) — Young means having lived only a short time; not old. — 12 sentences - [younger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/younger/) — Younger means having lived fewer years than someone else. — 11 sentences - [youngster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/youngster/) — A young person, often a child or a teenager. — 5 sentences - [youth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/youth/) — Youth is the time of life when someone is young, especially the years between being a child and being an adult. — 11 sentences - [youthful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/youthful/) — Young, or full of the energy, hope and spirit of being young. — 5 sentences - [yr](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yr/) — "yr" is a short written form of "year", as in "a 5 yr old". — 12 sentences - [yuan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yuan/) — The yuan is the money of China; one yuan is divided into ten jiao or a hundred fen. — 11 sentences - [yucky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yucky/) — Very unpleasant or disgusting, especially to taste, touch or look at. — 7 sentences - [yule](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yule/) — The old name for the Christmas season, and the festival of Christmas itself; a yule log is a large log burned at Christmas. — 5 sentences - [yummy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yummy/) — Yummy means tasting very good; delicious. — 9 sentences - ← previous: [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) - next →: [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)