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60 words

1. [**yacht**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yacht.md) noun (a yacht, yachts); verb (yacht — rare; usually "go yachting") A boat with sails, used for racing or for pleasure.
2. [**yak**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yak.md) noun (a yak, yaks); verb (informal: yak, yaks, yakked, yakking — to chatter) 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.
3. [**yam**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yam.md) noun (yam, yams) 1) 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.
4. [**yana**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yana.md) noun (Yana, a name); also part of words (-yana, Buddhism) Yana is a girl's name, common in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and other countries; in Ukrainian it is written Яна.
5. [**yang**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yang.md) noun (yang, uncountable — Chinese idea); proper noun (Yang — a surname); (Mandarin, pinyin) 1) (Chinese philosophy) Yang is one half of yin and yang, the old Chinese idea that the world is made of two opposite forces that balance…
6. [**yank**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yank.md) verb (yank, yanks, yanked, yanking); noun (a yank, yanks); Yank — informal noun for an American To yank something is to pull it suddenly and hard.
7. [**yap**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yap.md) verb (yap, yaps, yapped, yapping); noun (a yap, yaps) To give short, high, sharp barks: «The puppy yapped at the postman.».
8. [**yard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yard.md) noun (yard, yards; yd) A yard is the ground around a house; in the USA it often has grass (in the UK a «garden»).
9. [**yarn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yarn.md) noun (yarn, yarns); verb (yarn, yarns, yarned, yarning — informal, Australia/NZ) Yarn is long thread made of wool, cotton or other fibre, used for knitting, crocheting and weaving.
10. [**yawn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yawn.md) verb (yawn, yawns, yawned, yawning); noun (a yawn, yawns) To yawn means to open your mouth very wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored.
11. [**yawning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yawning.md) verb (-ing form of yawn: yawn, yawns, yawned, yawning); adjective (yawning — wide open: a yawning gap) Opening your mouth wide and taking a deep breath without meaning to, usually because you are tired or bored.
12. [**yay**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yay.md) interjection (yay — informal); adverb (yay — US informal, «yay big») A cry of joy, excitement or approval, like «hooray».
13. [**yea**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yea.md) interjection (old use); adverb (old use) 1) Yea is an old word for «yes». 2) Yea can also mean «indeed» or «even», adding emphasis to what is said.
14. [**yeah**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yeah.md) adverb; interjection (informal) 1) (informal) Yes. 2) (informal) Said to show you are listening or to agree. 3) yeah, right (informal, sarcastic): I don't believe that.
15. [**year**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/year.md) noun (year, years) A year is the time it takes for the Earth to go once around the sun.
16. [**yearling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearling.md) noun (plural yearlings) An animal in its second year of life, after its first birthday and before its second, such as a young horse, deer or seal.
17. [**yearly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearly.md) adjective (yearly); adverb (yearly) 1) Happening once every year: a yearly visit. 2) For one whole year: a yearly cost. 3) (adverb) Once a year or every year.
18. [**yearn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearn.md) verb (yearn, yearns, yearned or yearnt, yearning) 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.
19. [**yearning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearning.md) noun (plural yearnings); also the -ing form of yearn A strong, longing wish for someone or something far away or hard to have.
20. [**yearningly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yearningly.md) adverb In a way that shows a deep, longing wish for someone or something.
21. [**yeast**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yeast.md) noun (yeast, yeasts) Yeast is a tiny living thing, a kind of fungus, used to make bread rise and to make beer.
22. [**yell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yell.md) verb (yell, yells, yelled, yelling); noun (a yell, yells) To yell means to shout something very loudly, because you are angry, excited, scared or in pain, or to call someone far away.
23. [**yellow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yellow.md) adjective (yellow, yellower, yellowest); noun (yellow); verb (yellow — to turn yellow) Yellow is the colour of the sun, bananas, lemons and egg yolks.
24. [**yellowish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yellowish.md) adjective (yellowish) 1) Yellowish means a little yellow, or partly yellow.
25. [**yelp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yelp.md) verb (yelp, yelps, yelped, yelping); noun (a yelp, yelps) 1) (verb) To give a short, sharp cry, especially of pain, fright or surprise. 2) (noun) A short, sharp cry, especially of a dog or a person.
26. [**yelping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yelping.md) verb, -ing form of «yelp» (yelp, yelps, yelped, yelping); noun (yelping, uncountable) Yelping means making short, sharp, high cries, as a dog or puppy does when it is hurt, scared or excited.
27. [**yen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yen.md) noun (yen — plural the same); noun (a yen — informal desire) 1) (money) The yen is the money of Japan; its sign is ¥. 2) (informal) A yen is a strong wish or longing for something, as in a yen to…
28. [**yer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yer.md) pronoun / determiner (yer — informal, spoken spelling of «your» or «you») 1) (informal, dialect) Your: «Get yer coat.» 2) (informal, dialect) You: «Are yer coming?» 3) (informal, UK) Sometimes «you're» or «you…
29. [**yes**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yes.md) adverb / interjection (yes); noun (a yes, yeses) A word used to agree, say something is true, or accept: «Yes, please.».
30. [**yesterday**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yesterday.md) adverb (yesterday); noun (yesterday — the day before today) 1) Yesterday means on the day before today. 2) Yesterday can mean the recent past in general: the toys of yesterday. 3) "The day before…
31. [**yet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yet.md) adverb (yet); conjunction (yet) 1) Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?». «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen. 2) Yet means but, still: «It was…
32. [**yeti**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yeti.md) noun (yeti, yetis; also the Yeti) 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…
33. [**yew**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yew.md) noun (a yew, yews; yew, uncountable for the wood) A yew is an evergreen tree with dark green, flat needles and red berry-like cones; it can live for a very long time.
34. [**yi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yi.md) noun/proper noun (Yi — a people, a language, a surname, a name); (Mandarin, pinyin) yī yī means "one" in Mandarin Chinese; it sounds like English "ee".
35. [**yiddish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yiddish.md) noun (Yiddish; uncountable); adjective (Yiddish) Yiddish is a language spoken by many Jewish people, especially those whose families came from Central and Eastern Europe.
36. [**yield**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yield.md) verb (yield, yields, yielded, yielding); noun (a yield, yields) To yield means to let other cars or people go first, for example at a road sign.
37. [**yin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yin.md) noun (yin; uncountable; usually in «yin and yang») 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.
38. [**yip**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yip.md) verb (yip, yips, yipped, yipping); noun (a yip, yips); interjection (yip!) A yip is a short, high-pitched bark or cry, like that of a small dog, a puppy or a coyote.
39. [**yoga**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yoga.md) noun (yoga — uncountable) 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…
40. [**yoghurt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yoghurt.md) noun (yoghurt / yogurt, uncountable; a yoghurt, yoghurts = a pot) Yoghurt is a thick, creamy food made from milk that has been turned slightly sour by helpful bacteria.
41. [**yogi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yogi.md) noun (a yogi, yogis) A yogi is a person who practises yoga a lot, especially as a teacher or a religious or spiritual person in Hinduism.
42. [**yogurt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yogurt.md) noun (yogurt, yogurts) A thick, slightly sour food made from milk that has had special helpful bacteria added to it.
43. [**yoke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yoke.md) noun (a yoke, yokes); verb (yoke, yokes, yoked, yoking) A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together.
44. [**yokel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yokel.md) noun (plural yokels) A person who lives in the countryside and is not used to town ways; often said in a slightly unkind way.
45. [**yolk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yolk.md) noun (a yolk, yolks; yolk, uncountable) The yolk is the round yellow or orange part in the middle of an egg.
46. [**yon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yon.md) adjective, determiner and adverb (yon — old-fashioned, dialect) 1) (old-fashioned or dialect) That, or those, over there: "yon hill" means "that hill over there". 2) (dialect, adverb) Yonder; over there.
47. [**yonder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yonder.md) adverb and adjective (yonder — old or dialect); pronoun (yonder, very old) 1) Over there; at some distance but within sight: the hill yonder. 2) That … over there: yonder tree.
48. [**yore**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yore.md) noun (yore — only in the phrase "of yore") 1) Yore means long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past.
49. [**york**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/york.md) proper noun (York; New York) York is an old city in the north of England, famous for its walls, its cathedral (York Minster) and the Vikings.
50. [**you**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/you.md) pronoun (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves; casual: ya, u, y'all, youse, you guys) You means the person or people someone is talking to.
51. [**young**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/young.md) adjective (young, younger, youngest); noun (the young — young people or baby animals) Young means having lived only a short time; not old.
52. [**younger**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/younger.md) adjective (comparative of young; young, younger, youngest) 1) Younger means having lived fewer years than someone else. 2) Younger can mean in an earlier part of life: «when I was younger».
53. [**youngster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/youngster.md) noun (plural youngsters) A young person, often a child or a teenager.
54. [**youth**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/youth.md) noun (youth, uncountable; a youth, youths; the youth) Youth is the time of life when someone is young, especially the years between being a child and being an adult.
55. [**youthful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/youthful.md) adjective Young, or full of the energy, hope and spirit of being young.
56. [**yr**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yr.md) abbreviation (yr, yrs) "yr" is a short written form of "year", as in "a 5 yr old".
57. [**yuan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yuan.md) noun (a yuan, yuan; plural usually the same: ten yuan) The yuan is the money of China; one yuan is divided into ten jiao or a hundred fen.
58. [**yucky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yucky.md) adjective (yucky, yuckier, yuckiest — informal) 1) (informal) Very unpleasant or disgusting, especially to taste, touch or look at.
59. [**yule**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yule.md) noun (also adjective in «yule logs») The old name for the Christmas season, and the festival of Christmas itself; a yule log is a large log burned at Christmas.
60. [**yummy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yummy.md) adjective (yummy, yummier, yummiest); interjection (yum, yummy) 1) (informal) Yummy means tasting very good; delicious. 2) (informal) Yummy can mean very attractive or pleasant.