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| -y | suffix | state of being, characterized by a certain trait; -dom [Middle English, from Old English -ig.]
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| yare | adj | ready, prepared; brisk, quick; (of a ship): responsive to the helm, guidable; prompt, manageable [rare, from ME yāre, from OE gearu/gearo/gearwe ("yare, ready, prepared, equipped, complete")]
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| yarn | n | 1. (uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. 2. (nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope. 3. (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.; [OED]
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| yarrow | n | Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.; milfol, thousand-leaf [From Middle English yarowe/yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-Germanic *garwō (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”)]
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| yean | vb | (of a sheep or goat) to bear or bring forth young; [rare, from OE eanian 'to bring forth young']
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| yeap | adj | mentally agile, sharp-witted, astute, clever; wily, crafty, cunning; alert, vigilant, wary, attentive, careful; physically agile, adroit, nimble, active, vigorous; [<ME yēpe <OE gēap]
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| yeargoing | noun | year (liturgical, academic), year's worth of issues (for a magazine); {{{synonyms}}} [neologism; cf. NHG Jahrgang]
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| yeem | vb | to take notice of, to do duty, to adhere to doctrine, to attend to, to tend for; [<ME yēmen <OE gīeman/gȳman]
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| yellowred | adj | reddish yellow, yellowish red/orange; [From Middle English yelwered]
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| yelm | n | bundle of straw laid straight for thatching; a handful; handful, modicum [archaic and rare, from OE gilm ("handful, sheaf")]
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| yewd | n | flock; herd [<OE ēowde]
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| yolkdip | n | a sauce consisting of egg yolk beaten up with oil and vinegar, and seasoned with salt, etc. used as a dressing for salad, cold meat or fish; mayonnaise [neologism, from yolk + dip]
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| yoomer | adj | miserable, in dire circumstances, unfortunate, unfavourable, distressful, dismal, lugubrious, melancholic; [<ME yọ̄mer/gemer <OE gēomor]
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| yore | n | of a long time ago; This was once a Roman road in days of yore.; [OE geāra, genitive plural of geār ("year")]
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| youthquake | n | a noticeable shift in the norms of a society due to the influence of a powerful youth culture
2. a political and cultural movement in the 1960's among young people; [youth + quake]
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