English Words Starting With Y

• yorp

  verbVery Low
  /jɔːp/To emit a loud, sharp cry or shout, often in a crude or forceful manner; to speak or call out boisterously.
• yoruba

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈjɒrʊbə/A member of a West African people primarily inhabiting southwestern Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, or the Niger-Congo language spoken by this people.
• yorubaland

  nounLow
  /ˈjɒrʊbəˌlænd/The geographical and cultural region in West Africa, primarily in southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin and Togo, that is traditionally inhabited by the Yoruba people.
• yosemite

  nounLow Frequency
  /jəʊˈsɛmɪti/A world-renowned national park in California, USA, famed for its giant sequoia trees, waterfalls, and granite cliffs like El Capitan and Half Dome.
• yosemite falls

  nounplural-nounLow (proper noun, geographical feature)
  /jəʊˈsɛmɪti fɔːlz/The collective name for the three major waterfalls (Upper Yosemite Fall, the Middle Cascades, and Lower Yosemite Fall) in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
• yosemite national park

  nounB1
  /jəʊˈsɛmɪti ˈnæʃnəl pɑːk/A specific, famous national park in California, USA, known for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, and giant sequoias.
• yoshihito

  nounLow (proper noun, specific cultural/historical reference)
  /ˌjɒʃɪˈhiːtəʊ/A Japanese male given name meaning 'good man' or 'righteous man'.
• yoshkar-ola

  nounVery low (geographical proper noun, primarily in regional/geopolitical contexts)
  /ˌjɒʃkɑː ˈəʊlə/The capital and largest city of the Mari El Republic in Russia.
• yosu

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-existent
  The word 'yosu' is not a recognized, standard English word. It does not appear in major dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Collins). It may be a neologism, typographical error, proper noun, or a term from a specific niche/community.
• yottabyte

  nounC2
  /ˈjɒtəbaɪt/A unit of information or computer storage equal to one septillion (10^24) bytes.
• yottahertz

  nounExtremely rare (specialist technical term)
  /ˈjɒtəˌhɜːts/A unit of frequency equal to one septillion hertz (10²⁴ Hz).
• you

  nounpronounA1 (Extremely High Frequency)
  /juː/ (stressed), /jə/ (unstressed)The person or people being addressed; the second person pronoun (singular and plural).
• you can't go home again

  nounLow in spoken discourse, but established in literary and philosophical contexts.
  /juː kɑːnt ɡəʊ həʊm əˈɡen/A proverbial expression meaning that after leaving one's childhood home or place of origin, one can never truly return to the way it was, because both the place and the person have changed.
• youghiogheny

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌjɒkɪˈəʊɡəni/Proper noun referring to the Youghiogheny River in the eastern United States.
• youlou

  nounExtremely Rare / Non-existent
  A fabricated or non-standard word with no established meaning in English lexicography.
• young

  adjectivenounA1
  /jʌŋ/Having lived or existed for only a short time; not old.
• young adult

  nounHigh
  /ˌjʌŋ ˈæd.ʌlt/A person in the late teenage years or early twenties, roughly between 18 and 25 years old, who is transitioning from adolescence to full adulthood.
• young blood

  nounC1
  /ˌjʌŋ ˈblʌd/New, young, and energetic people joining an organization, team, or field, often bringing fresh ideas and vitality.
• young fogey

  nounC2
  /jʌŋ ˈfəʊɡi/A young person with conservative, old-fashioned tastes, attitudes, or habits.
• young fustic

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /jʌŋ ˈfʌstɪk/A yellow dye obtained from the wood of the Eurasian smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria).

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