| yearn |
to have a strong wish or longing for something, especially something that one cannot have or have not had for a long time. |
| year-round |
throughout the entire year. |
| yeast |
Yeast is something that is often used in making bread. Yeast is a substance that makes bread rise. Without yeast, or something similar to yeast, dough will bake in an oven but the bread will be flat. |
| yell |
When you yell, you use a very loud voice to say something or to express pain or emotion. You usually yell because you are hurt, angry, or excited. [2 definitions] |
| yellow |
Yellow is the color of a lemon. It is also the color we usually choose when we paint a picture of the sun. [3 definitions] |
| yellow jacket |
a wasp or hornet that has a black body with bright yellow markings. Yellow jackets live together in large groups in nests close to or under the ground. |
| yellow pages |
A "yellow pages" is a book or part of a book that is made up of lists of a businesses along with their addresses and telephone numbers. The pages are, of course, yellow. The businesses are grouped together according to what type of business they are--for example, restaurants, grocery stores, law offices, or insurance companies. Nowadays, people can find a digital form of yellow pages online. |
| Yellow River |
The Yellow River is a long and important river in China. It is also called the Huang He. |
| yelp |
to cry out or bark quickly and sharply. [2 definitions] |
| Yemen |
Yemen is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in a part of the world called the Middle East. Yemen is on a peninsula that has the Red Sea on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other. Yemen is a desert country, and its neighbors are the countries of Oman and Saudi Arabia. People in Yemen speak Arabic. |
| yen1 |
the main unit of money in Japan. |
| yen2 |
(informal) a yearning or desire. |
| Yenisei River |
a major river, located primarily in Russia. It begins in the mountains of Mongolia, flows north through Siberia, and empties into the Arctic Ocean. |
| yes |
When you say "yes" to someone, you are saying that you agree with that person or that person is right about something. [2 definitions] |
| yesterday |
Yesterday is the day before today. If today is Monday, then yesterday was Sunday. If you did something yesterday, you did it on the day before today. |
| yet |
If you have not had lunch yet, it means that you are going to have lunch, but you have not had lunch up now. If you dad hasn't come home yet, then you are expecting him to come home, but up to this time, he has not arrived. [2 definitions] |
| yew |
an evergreen tree or shrub that has sharp, flat needles and poisonous red berries. [2 definitions] |
| yield |
When something yields a thing, it produces it. [3 definitions] |
| YMCA |
a national organization that provides sports programs and other recreational activities for young people. "YMCA" is an abbreviation of "Young Men's Christian Association." |
| yodel |
to sing or call out with quick changes of the voice so that sounds range in an instant from low or medium pitch, with sounds coming from the chest, to very high pitch. Yodeling is popular among the mountain people of the Alps. [2 definitions] |
| yoga |
Yoga is a set of exercises that make the body strong and help people to feel relaxed and calm. Yoga came originally from India. People do not move very much when they do yoga. Instead, they stay in one particular position for a certain amount of time, then change to another position. The positions stretch the muscles and also make them stronger. Breathing is also very important in yoga, and a teacher of yoga helps students learn how to control their breathing. |