English Words Starting With Y

• yowl

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC2 (Very low frequency)
  /jaʊl/A loud, long, mournful cry or howl, typically made by an animal like a cat, or sometimes a person, expressing pain, distress, or unhappiness.
• yowler

  nounLow
  /ˈjaʊlə/A person or animal that yowls; one who makes a loud, prolonged, mournful cry or howl.
• ypsilanti

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪpsɪˈlænti/A proper noun primarily referring to a city in Michigan, USA.
• yquem

  nounC2
  /iːˈkɛm/A prestigious and exceptionally sweet white dessert wine from the Sauternes region of Bordeaux, France, specifically from Château d'Yquem.
• ysaye

  nounC2
  /iːˈzaɪ/A proper noun referring to the Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931), widely considered one of the greatest violinists of his era.
• ysbaddaden chief-giant

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˌʌsbæˈdædɛn ˈtʃiːf ˌdʒaɪənt/The proper name of a specific character in Welsh mythology, specifically the chief giant from the 'Culhwch and Olwen' story in the Mabinogion.
• yser

  nounExtremely rare / Non-existent
  A term not found in standard English dictionaries; appears to be a misspelling or non-standard form.
• yseult

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈzuːlt/A proper noun, primarily the name of the tragic heroine in the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult/Isolde.
• yssel

  nounExtremely Low / Archaic / Obsolete
  /ˈɪsəl/An extremely rare, archaic term for a type of tool or implement, particularly one for scraping or gouging.
• ytterbia

  nounC2
  /ɪˈtɜː.bi.ə/A white, insoluble oxide of ytterbium (Yb2O3), used in ceramics and special glasses.
• ytterbite

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete Technical
  /ˈɪtəbaɪt/A former name for the mineral gadolinite.
• ytterbium

  nounC2 (Rare/Very Specialized)
  /ɪˈtɜːbiəm/A soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) of the lanthanide series.
• ytterbium oxide

  nounVery Low (C2+ / Specialist)
  /ɪˌtɜː.bi.əm ˈɒk.saɪd/A white, crystalline, inorganic chemical compound with the formula Yb₂O₃, consisting of ytterbium and oxygen.
• yttria

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪtrɪə/Yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃), a white crystalline powder.
• yttrium

  nounC2
  /ˈɪtriəm/A silvery-metallic chemical element (symbol Y, atomic number 39) that is a transition metal, often found with rare-earth elements.
• yttrium metal

  nounVery low / Technical
  /ˈɪtrɪəm ˈmɛt(ə)l/A shiny, silver-white, rare-earth element with the symbol Y and atomic number 39.
• yttrium oxide

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪtrɪəm ˈɒksaɪd/A white, solid compound consisting of yttrium and oxygen (chemical formula Y₂O₃).
• yttrotantalite

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌɪtrə(ʊ)ˈtæntəlaɪt/A rare black or brown mineral that is a complex oxide containing yttrium, tantalum, niobium, and iron.
• yu

  abbreviationnounA1 (Extremely High Frequency)
  /juː/ (strong form), /jə/ (weak form)The person or people being addressed.
• yu-wei

  nounVery Low
  /ˌjuː ˈweɪ/A concept from Daoism describing deliberate, artificial, or forced action that goes against natural spontaneity.

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