| 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. |
| yogurt |
Yogurt is a food that is made from milk. Yogurt has a taste that is a little bit sour, and you eat it with a spoon because it is soft like pudding. Americans often add something sweet to yogurt like fruit or honey. |
| yoke |
A yoke is a device that is used to join together a pair of work animals. [2 definitions] |
| yolk |
A yolk is the yellow part of an egg. |
| Yom Kippur |
the holiest day in the Jewish religion, observed by praying, not eating, and asking forgiveness for sins. Yom Kippur comes ten days after Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish year. |
| yonder |
(informal) somewhat distant, but within sight. [2 definitions] |
| you |
"You" means the person or persons someone is speaking or writing to. [2 definitions] |
| you bet |
(informal) to be sure; of course. |
| you'd |
shortened form of "you would" or "you had." |
| you'll |
"You'll" is a short way to say or write "you will." |
| young |
When something is young, it means that it is at an early stage of life or growth. [2 definitions] |
| younger |
comparative of "young." [2 definitions] |
| youngest |
If someone is the youngest in a family, then everybody else is older than they are. If you are ten years old, your brother is eight years old, and your little sister is two years old, then your little sister is the youngest in your family. |
| youngster |
a young person; child. |
| your |
When you put on your hat, it means that you put on a hat that belongs to you. If someone wants to borrow your pen, they want to borrow the pen that you have. If someone looks at your face, they look at the face that is part of you. [2 definitions] |