Yak, n. Sarlyk, bulul, grunting ox (Poëphagus grunniens). Yap, v. n. Yaup. Yard, n. Enclosure, COMPOUND. Yarn, n. 1. Woollen thread. 2. [Colloquial.] Story, tale. Yarrow, n. Millefoil (Achillea millefolium). Yaup, v. n. Yelp, yap, cry (as a child or a bird). Yawn, v. n. 1. Gape, oscitate. 2. Open-wide. Yea, ad. Yes, ay, aye. Yean, v. n. Lamb, bring forth a lamb. Yearly, a. Annual, ANNIVERSARY. Yearly, ad. Annually, once a year, every year, per annum. Yearn, v. n. Long, be eager, feel a strong desire. Yeast, n. Barm, ferment, EMPTYINGS. Yeasty, a. Barmy. Yell, v. n. Screech, shriek, scream, bawl, squeal, cry out (as with pain or horror). Yell, n. Screech, shriek, scream, outcry. Yellow, a. Golden, FULVOUS, FULVID, gold-colored. Yellow-bunting, n. Yellow-hammer (Emberiza citrinella). Yellow-eyed, a. Jaundiced, jealous. Yellow flag, fleur-de-lis, flower-de-luco (Iris pseudacorus). Yellow-hammer, n. Yellow-bunting. Yellow orpiment, King's-yellow, yellow sulphuret of arsenic. Yellows, n. pl. Jaundice (in horses, cattle, and sheep). Yelp, v. n. Yaup, bark, cry (as a dog). Yeoman, n. Freeholder, commoner, farmer. Yeomanry, n. Body of yeomen. Yerk, v. a. Jerk, twitch, pull suddenly. Yerk, n. Jerk. Yes, ad. Yea, ay, aye. Yet, conj. Nevertheless, notwithstanding, however. Yet, ad. 1. Besides, further, in addition, over and above. 2. Still, at the same time. 3. Hitherto, thus far, up to the present time. Yield, v. a. 1. Produce, bear, furnish, supply, afford, impart, render, bestow, confer, communicate. 2. Permit, grant, allow, giro, accord, concede. 3. Relinquish, surrender, abandon, cede, resign, abdicate, forego, waive, deliver up, give up, part with, make over, let go. Yield, v. n. 1. Submit, surrender, succumb, give in, give up, knock under, resign one's self. 2. Bend, relax, bow, be pliant. 3. Assent, comply, acquiesce, give consent. 4. Give place, give way. Yield, n. Product, crop. Yielding, a. 1. Submissive, complying, compliant, accommodating, unresisting, facile. 2. Pliable, pliant, supple, flexible, flexile, plastic. Yoke, n. 1. Bond, chain, link, tie, ligature. 2. Bondage, servitude, service, dependence, subjection, thraldom, vassalage. Yoke, v. a. Join, couple, link, interlink, conjoin, associate. Yoke-fellow, n. Companion, associate, partner, mate. Yonder, ad. At a distance (within view). Yonker, n. [Colloquial.] Youngster, younker. Young, n. Youthful, juvenile, not old, in one's teens. Younger, a. Junior. Youngster, n. [Colloquial.] Youth, boy, lad, stripling, school-boy, younker, yonker, young man. Younker, n. Youngster. Youth, n. 1. Juvenility, adolescence, juniority, minority, teens, bloom, nonage, youthfulness, prime of life, flower of life. 2. Boy, stripling, school-boy, YOUNGSTER, lad. 3. Young men, young women, young persons, the rising generation. Youthful, a. 1. Young, in one's teens. 2. Childish, juvenile, boyish, puerile. Youthfulness, n. Juvenility, YOUTH. Yucca, n. Spanish-bayonet, bear-grass, Adam's needle. Yule, n. 1. Christmas, yule-tide. 2. Lammas, Lammas-tide. Yule-tide, n. Christmas, YULE.
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Zany, n. Buffoon, clown, mountebank, jester, droll, merry-Andrew, harlequin, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, pickle-herring. Zanyism, n. Buffoonery. Zeal, n. Ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit. Zealot, n. Enthusiast, fanatic, bigot, visionary, dreamer. Zealous, a. Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift, prompt, ready, forward. Zenith, n. Summit, top, apex, pinnacle, acme, utmost height, highest point, culminating point. Zephyr, n. 1. West wind. 2. [Poetical.] Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind. Zero, n. Naught, nought, nothing, cipher. Zest, n. Relish, flavor, savor, taste, gust, gusto, smack, twang, appetizer. Zinc, n. Spelter. Zinc-blende, n. Blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock-lead, black-jack. Zincite, n. Red zinc ore, red oxide of zinc. Zinc-vitriol, n. White vitriol, sulphate of zinc. Zone, n. 1. [Poetical.] Belt, girdle, cincture, girth, baldric, band. 2. Region, clime, climate. Zoril, n. Mariput (Viverra zorilla). Zygoma, n. (Anat.) Cheek-bone. Zymotic, a. Infectious (as if by the action of a ferment).
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