List of unusual words beginning with Y

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nimble; prepared; easily handled <tr><td>yarling<td>wailing; howling <tr><td>yarmulke<td>skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish men <tr><td>yarnwindle<td>tool for winding yarn into a ball <tr><td>yarpha<td>peatbog; sandy or fibrous peat <tr><td>yarrow<td>flowering herb growing in moist areas; milfoil <tr><td>yashiki<td>residence of a feudal Japanese nobleman <tr><td>yashmak<td>double Muslim veil leaving only eyes uncovered <tr><td>yataghan<td>long curved knife or sabre <tr><td>yate<td>species of eucalyptus tree with strong wood <tr><td>yautia<td>root crop of the West Indies like a yam <tr><td>yaw<td>to move unsteadily side to side; to rotate about a vertical axis <tr><td>yawl<td>ship's small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs <tr><td>yawny<td>prone to yawning; characterized by yawning <tr><td>yealing<td>person of the same age <tr><td>yean<td>to give birth to a lamb or kid <tr><td>yeanling<td>lamb; kid <tr><td>yearling<td>animal or plant one year old <tr><td>yeasty<td>full of restless energy or creativity; insubstantial <tr><td>yedda<td>grass used to make straw hats <tr><td>yede<td>to go <tr><td>yeep<td>to cheep; to chirp <tr><td>yegg<td>a burglar of safes <tr><td>yelek<td>outer garment worn by Turkish women <tr><td>yellow<td>to bellow; to yelp <tr><td>yellowback<td>cheap sensational novel <tr><td>yellowplush<td>a footman <tr><td>yelm<td>a straight bundle of straw used for thatching <tr><td>yelt<td>a young sow <tr><td>yelting<td>glass-eyed snapper <tr><td>yen<td>craving or yearning <tr><td>yenta<td>gossip or busybody <tr><td>yeo<td>stream or drain used in mining <tr><td>yeomanette<td>old term for a female yeoman in the American naval reserve <tr><td>yeowoman<td>female yeoman <tr><td>yerk<td>to draw tight; to bind <tr><td>yestertempest<td>immediately preceding the last tempest <tr><td>yetling<td>cast iron; an object of cast iron <tr><td>yeuk<td>to itch <tr><td>yew<td>to rise, as a layer of froth in a boiling liquid <tr><td>yewen<td>made of yew-wood <tr><td>yex<td>to hiccup, belch or spit <tr><td>yieldless<td>unyielding <tr><td>yike<td>imitation of the woodpecker's cry <tr><td>yikker<td>to utter sharp little cries <tr><td>yill<td>to ply with ale <tr><td>yips<td>nervous state in golf causing player to miss an easy putt <tr><td>yird<td>to bury <tr><td>ylem<td>in alchemy, substance from which the elements developed <tr><td>ylid<td>compound bonding negatively charged carbon to a positively charged atom <tr><td>yobbery<td>hooliganism <tr><td>yodization<td>insertion of a 'y' sound after a consonant <tr><td>yogh<td>letter in Middle English representing y or 'hh' sound <tr><td>yogibogeybox<td>materials used by a spiritualist <tr><td>yogic<td>of or pertaining to yoga <tr><td>yogini<td>female yogi <tr><td>yoicks<td>expression of surprise or excitement <tr><td>yok<td>pejorative Jewish term for a non-Jew <tr><td>yolk<td>greasy substance emitted by sheep's skin to moisten the wool <tr><td>yomp<td>to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain <tr><td>yon<td>yonder; that over there; those over there <tr><td>yonderly<td>mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded <tr><td>yoni<td>symbol representing female genitals <tr><td>yonside<td>on the farther side of <tr><td>yordim<td>emigrants who leave Israel <tr><td>york<td>strap used to tie trouser legs beneath the knee <tr><td>yote<td>to cast in metal <tr><td>young<td>to present the younger side of a geological formation <tr><td>youngberry<td>dewberry similar to a loganberry <tr><td>youngstock<td>young domestic animals <tr><td>younker<td>a young person <tr><td>youster<td>to fester <tr><td>youthquake<td>the series of cultural upheavals of the 1960s <tr><td>yowie<td>a little ewe <tr><td>yowndrift<td>snow driven by the wind <tr><td>yperite<td>mustard gas <tr><td>ypsiliform<td>shaped like an upsilon <tr><td>yrneh<td>unit of reciprocal inductance <tr><td>yttriferous<td>bearing yttrium <tr><td>yu<td>precious jade <tr><td>yuan<td>flat perforated Chinese jade disk <tr><td>yucca<td>woody North American plant <tr><td>yuft<td>Russian leather <tr><td>yuke<td>to itch <tr><td>yulo<td>Chinese sculling oar <tr><td>yusho<td>skin-staining disease caused by contaminated rice oil <tr><td>yuzbashi<td>Turkish military officer </table> <br> <br> <p>I hope you have found this site to be useful. 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