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Filtering: YA | Found: 77 words.
Yea.
A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called a...
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
Yacht
2 defs
A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing v...
One engaged in sailing a jacht.
Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
See Yachtsman.
One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.
of Yachtsman
Gave. See Give.
The yaffle.
The European green woodpecker (Picus, / Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, ...
In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army.
Same as Jaguarondi.
See Veda.
A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its...
See Trumpeter, 3 (a).
Same as Yacare.
A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is lik...
(Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits.
A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.
The oil of the mahwa tree.
A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined,...
The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, an...
The llama.
An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to California.
Yang
2 defs
The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yank
3 defs
A jerk or twitch.
of Yank
Yankee
2 defs
A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a S...
Yankee-Doodle
2 defs
Humorously, a Yankee.
A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.
of Yank
A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.
Yap
2 defs
A bark; a yelp.
A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Calle...
Same as Yaupon.
The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
Yard
9 defs
A branch; a twig.
Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
of Yardful
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
A yardstick.
Yare
2 defs
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
In a yare manner.
To yerk.
Same as Saki.
Yarn
3 defs
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.