English Words Starting With Y

• yeats

  nounLow
  /jeɪts/A proper noun referring to William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), the celebrated Irish poet, dramatist, and Nobel laureate.
• yeddo hawthorn

  nounVery Rare / Technical
  /ˌjɛdəʊ ˈhɔːθɔːn/An evergreen tree or large shrub of the species Rhaphiolepis umbellata, native to Japan and Korea, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
• yeehaw

  adjectiveinterjectionnounverb-intransitiveLow
  /ˈjiː.hɔː/An enthusiastic shout of excitement or joy.
• yeet

  interjectionverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh (in informal/slang contexts)
  /jiːt/A slang term expressing energetic action, primarily to throw or move something with great force, speed, or disregard, often accompanied by a shout of "yeet!"
• yegg

  nounVery Low
  /jɛɡ/A burglar or safecracker, especially one who uses explosives.
• yeggman

  nounObsolete / Archaic
  /ˈjɛɡmən/A slang term for a professional safecracker or burglar, especially one who uses explosives to open safes.
• yeisk

  nounExtremely Rare / Proper Noun
  /jeɪsk/A town in southern Russia, located on the coast of the Sea of Azov, near the Yeysk Spit.
• yekaterinburg

  nounLow
  /jɪˌkætərɪnˈbɜːɡ/The name of a major city in Russia, located in the Ural Mountains.
• yekaterinodar

  nounLow (Historical/Geographical term)
  /ˌjɛkətɛrɪnəʊˈdɑː/A historical place name referring to the city now known as Krasnodar, Russia, from 1793 to 1920.
• yekaterinoslav

  nounVery Low
  /jɪˌkætərɪnəʊˈslɑːv/The historical name (until 1926) for the Ukrainian city now known as Dnipro.
• yelets

  nounVery Low
  /ˈjelɪts/A city in Russia, specifically the administrative center of Yeletsky District in Lipetsk Oblast.
• yelisavetgrad

  nounC2
  /ˌjɛlɪsəˈvɛtɡræd/A historical name for a city, now Kropyvnytskyi, in central Ukraine.
• yelisavetpol

  nounRare / Obsolete / Historical
  /ˌjɛlɪsəˈvɛtpɒl/An obsolete and historical exonym for a city in the Caucasus region.
• yelizaveta petrovna

  nounVery Low (except in specific historical contexts)
  /ˌjɛlɪzəˈvɛtə pɛˈtrɒvnə/A personal name, specifically the Russian form of 'Elizabeth', combined with the patronymic 'Petrovna' meaning 'daughter of Peter'.
• yelk

  nounLow
  /jɛlk/The yellow internal part of an egg; yolk.
• yell

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /jel/to shout or cry out loudly, usually due to anger, excitement, or pain.
• yellow

  adjectivenounverbverb-ambitransitiveVery high (A1)
  /ˈjel.əʊ/A primary colour between green and orange in the visible spectrum; the colour of ripe lemons, egg yolks, or sunflowers.
• yellow alert

  nounB2
  /ˈjel.əʊ əˈlɜːt/An official warning of possible danger.
• yellow archangel

  nounLow
  /ˌjeləʊ ˈɑːtʃeɪndʒl/A creeping, perennial plant with yellow flowers, belonging to the mint family.
• yellow avens

  nounC2
  /ˌjel.əʊ ˈeɪ.vənz/A perennial flowering plant (Geum urbanum) with yellow blooms, also known as wood avens or herb Bennet.

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