any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
yeast
Noun
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells
yottabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes
yottabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes
yobibyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes
yottabit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits
yobibit
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits
yuan
Noun
the basic unit of money in China
yaws
Noun
an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
yellow fever
Noun
caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
yellow-blue dichromacy
Noun
confusion of yellow and blue
yellow-blindness
Noun
a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light
yatobyo
Noun
a highly infectious disease of rodents, especially rabbits and squirrels, and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
yips
Noun
nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail, especially causing golfers to miss short putts
ylem
Noun
in cosmology, the original matter that, according to the big bang theory, existed before the formation of the chemical elements
yellow peril
Noun
the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
ytterbium
Noun
a soft silvery metallic element
yttrium
Noun
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals
yellow metal
Noun
an alpha-beta brass that is about 60% copper and 40% iron
yellow ocher
Noun
pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
yesteryear
Noun
the time that has elapsed
yore
Noun
time long past
yellowcake
Noun
an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
year dot
Noun
as long ago as anyone can remember
yarn-dye
Verb
to dye fabric before it is spun
yammer
Verb
to complain whiningly
yammer
Verb
to cry loudly, as of animals
yawp
Verb
to complain whiningly
yawp
Verb
to make a raucous noise
yack away
Verb
to talk incessantly and tiresomely
yap away
Verb
to talk incessantly and tiresomely
yaup
Verb
to emit long loud cries
yank
Verb
to pull, or move with a sudden movement
yank
Noun
a quick, sudden pulling movement
yank
Noun
short for yankee i.e. an American, often pejorative
yearn
Verb
to have affection for
yearn
Verb
to have a desire for something or someone who is not present
yearn
Verb
to desire strongly or persistently
yield up
Verb
to surrender, as a result of pressure or force
yo
Interjection
a greeting like 'hi'
yolo
Phrase
shortened form of "you only live once"
Yottasecond
Noun
a period of time equal to one septillion seconds, or 10^24
y'all
Pronoun
second person plural pronoun, contraction of "you all"
yall
Pronoun
second person plural pronoun, contraction of "you all"