English Words Starting With Y

• yemmer

  nounObsolete/Extremely Rare
  /ˈjemə/To lament or wail in a high-pitched manner.
• yen

  nounverbB2
  /jen/A strong desire or longing for something.
• yen hsi-shan

  nounLow
  /ˌjen ˌʃiːˈʃæn/A historical figure; a Chinese warlord who governed Shanxi province during the Republican era.
• yenakiyevo

  nounRare
  /jɛnəˈkiːjɛvɒ/Proper noun referring to a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
• yenan

  nounVery low
  /jɛˈnæn/A variant spelling of 'Yenan', the former name of Yan'an, a city in Shaanxi Province, China, historically significant as the base of the Chinese Communist Party during the 1930s-1940s.
• yenisei

  nounVery Low
  /ˌjɛnɪˈseɪ/A major river in Siberia, Russia, one of the longest rivers in Asia.
• yenisei ostyak

  nounVery low
  /ˌjɛnɪˈseɪ ˈɒstɪæk/A collective name for several indigenous, non-Samoyedic peoples and languages historically inhabiting the Yenisei River basin in Siberia.
• yeniseian

  nounC2
  /ˌjɛnɪˈseɪən/A language family spoken in central Siberia, named after the Yenisei River region.
• yenta

  nounLow
  /ˈjɛntə/A woman who is a gossip or busybody, often interfering in others' affairs.
• yentai

  nounLow
  A sexually explicit or pornographic form of Japanese anime, manga, or other illustration.
• yeoman

  adjectivenounC2/Uncommon
  /ˈjəʊmən/A historical English social class of freehold farmers or landholders below the gentry; a loyal and dependable servant or worker.
• yeoman's service

  nounC2
  /ˈjəʊmənz ˈsɜːvɪs/A notably loyal, faithful, or effective service; diligent and indispensable help.
• yeomanry

  nounRare / Historical
  /ˈjəʊmənri/A historical term for a class of small freeholding farmers, or a collective term for such people; also refers to a British volunteer cavalry force historically raised from this class.
• yerba

  nounLow
  /ˈjɜː.bə/Primarily refers to the dried leaves of Ilex paraguariensis, used to make the South American infused drink mate.
• yerba buena

  nounVery Low
  /ˌjɜːbə ˈbweɪnə/A specific plant (Satureja douglasii) native to the western United States, also known as Oregon tea.
• yerba mate

  nounC1/C2 (Specialized, low-frequency outside specific cultural/culinary contexts)
  /ˌjɜː.bə ˈmɑː.teɪ/A traditional South American infused drink made from the dried leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant.
• yerevan

  nounLow
  /ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn/The capital and largest city of Armenia.
• yerk

  nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /jɜːk/A sudden, sharp, jerking movement or pull.
• yerkes

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈjɜːkɪs/A unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
• yerkes observatory

  nounC2
  /ˈjɜːkɪs əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ri/A renowned astronomical observatory of the University of Chicago, located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, famous for housing the world's largest refracting telescope.

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