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- yachtnoun
A medium-sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing.
- yardnoun
A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 meters).
- yarnnoun
Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
- yawnverb
To involuntarily open one's mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
- yearnoun
The period of approximately 365 days (or 366 in a leap year) during which the earth completes one revolution around the sun.
- yearnverb
To have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something lost or unattainable.
- yearsnoun
Plural of "year"; multiple periods of twelve months.
- yeastnoun
A microscopic fungus used in baking and brewing due to its ability to ferment.
- yellowadjective
Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum; the color of ripe lemons or egg yolks.
- yepinterjection
An informal way of saying "yes"; used to express affirmation or agreement.
- yesinterjection
Used to give an affirmative response.
- yetadverb
Up until the present or a specified time; still (usually with negative or question).
- yieldverb
To produce or provide a result, product, or profit.
- yoganoun
A Hindu spiritual and physical discipline involving breath control, meditation, and specific bodily postures.
- yolknoun
The yellow internal part of an egg, surrounded by the white.
- yorknoun
A historic city in northern England, known for its medieval walls and York Minster cathedral.
- youpronoun
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
- youngadjective
Having lived or existed for only a short time.
- yourdeterminer
Belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
- yourselfpronoun
Used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is "you" (reflexive).
- youthnoun
The period between childhood and adult age.