English Words Starting With Y

• yerkish

  nounExtremely Low
  /ˈjɜːkɪʃ/A constructed language developed for non-human primate research, using lexigrams (symbols) on a keyboard.
• yerwa-maiduguri

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Geographical)
  /ˌjɛə.wə maɪ.ˈduː.ɡʊ.ri/The double-barreled name for Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in Nigeria, often used to distinguish the modern city (Maiduguri) from its historic predecessor settlement (Yerwa).
• yes

  adverbinterjectionnounverb-transitiveA1
  /jɛs/Used to give a positive answer or express agreement.
• yes man

  nounC1
  /ˈjes mæn/A person who always agrees with their superior, leader, or employer, especially in order to gain favour.
• yes/no question

  nounHigh (in linguistics/teaching contexts); Medium-Low (everyday conversation)
  /ˌjes ˈnəʊ ˈkwes.tʃən/A question that can be answered simply with 'yes' or 'no'.
• yesenin

  nounLow
  /ˈjɛsənɪn/A proper noun referring to the Russian poet Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925).
• yesil irmak

  nounVery Low
  /ˌjɛʃɪl ˈɜːmæk/A proper noun referring to the Yesil Irmak ('Green River'), a major river in northern Turkey flowing from the mountains to the Black Sea.
• yesilkoy

  nounLow
  /jɛsɪlˈkɔɪ/A proper noun referring to a specific place name in Turkey (literally, "green village").
• yesterday

  adjectiveadverbnounA1
  /ˈjestədeɪ/The day immediately before today.
• yestereve

  nounVery low / Obsolete
  /ˌjɛstəˈriːv/The evening of yesterday; last evening.
• yesterevening

  adverbnounLow
  /ˌjestərˈiːvnɪŋ/The evening of the day before today; yesterday evening.
• yestermorning

  adverbnounVery Low (Archaic/Rare)
  /ˌjɛstəˈmɔːnɪŋ/The morning of yesterday; yesterday morning.
• yesternight

  adverbnounVery Low
  /ˈjɛstənʌɪt/during the night last past; on the night before today.
• yesternoon

  adverbnounArchaic
  /ˌjestəˈnuːn/The afternoon of yesterday; yesterday afternoon.
• yesterweek

  adverbnounArchaic/Obsolete
  /ˈjestəwiːk/The week immediately preceding the current one; last week.
• yesteryear

  adverbnounLow. Primarily literary or poetic.
  /ˈjestəjɪə/Last year, or the recent past.
• yestreen

  adverbnounVery low
  /jɛˈstriːn/Yesterday evening; last night.
• yeti

  nounB1
  /ˈjeti/A large, hairy, ape-like mythical creature said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains; the Abominable Snowman.
• yett

  nounExtremely Rare (Obsolete/Dialectal)
  /jɛt/A dialectal or archaic Scottish term for 'gate' or 'door'.
• yetta

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈjɛt.ə/Not established as a standard English word. Likely a proper noun or a highly informal, non-standard variant.

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