Dubsar - Y (p. 19)

youthfulness, n.
(youthfulnesses)

the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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yowl, n.
(yowls)

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

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"his bellow filled the hallway"

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cry, yell, call, shout, outcry, vociferation

yowl, v.
(yowled, yowling, yowls)

utter shrieks, as of cats
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Something ----s

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Something ----s

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shriek, shrill, pipe, pipe up

cry loudly, as of animals
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sample sentences

"The coyotes were howling in the desert"

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
You can hear animals %s in the meadows
The meadows %s with animals

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
You can hear animals %s in the meadows
The meadows %s with animals

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
You can hear animals %s in the meadows
The meadows %s with animals

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
You can hear animals %s in the meadows
The meadows %s with animals

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utter, let out, let loose, emit

yr, n.
(yrs)
freq. cnt. 6

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 432 freq. cnt.: 426 freq. cnt.: 6

yr

sample sentences

"she is 4 years old"
"in the year 1920"

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period, period of time, time period

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church year, Christian year Holy Year New Year common year, 365 days leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year off year off year calendar year, civil year fiscal year, financial year annum year of grace Y2K

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decade, decennary, decennium

ytterbite, n.
(ytterbites)

a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
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beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4 cerium, Ce, atomic number 58 erbium, Er, atomic number 68 gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 64 holmium, Ho, atomic number 67 terbium, Tb, atomic number 65 ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70 yttrium, Y, atomic number 39

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ytterbium, n.
(ytterbia)

a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
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Yb

atomic number 70

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metal, metallic element

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gadolinite, ytterbite monazite xenotime

yttrium, n.
(yttria)

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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Y

atomic number 39

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metal, metallic element

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gadolinite, ytterbite fergusonite xenotime

yuan, n.
(yuans)

the basic unit of money in China
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Chinese monetary unit

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yucca, n.
(yuccas)
freq. cnt. 1

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America
<noun.plant> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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Spanish bayonet, Yucca aloifolia Spanish bayonet, Yucca baccata Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Spanish dagger, Yucca carnerosana soapweed, soap-weed, soap tree, Yucca elata Adam's needle, Adam's needle-and-thread, spoonleaf yucca, needle palm, Yucca filamentosa bear grass, Yucca glauca Spanish dagger, Yucca gloriosa bear grass, Yucca smalliana Our Lord's candle, Yucca whipplei

yucky, adj.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"a disgusting smell"
"distasteful language"
"a loathsome disease"
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
"revolting food"
"a wicked stench"

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distastefulness

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yummy, adj.
(yummier, yummiest)

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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pleasant-tasting

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yuppie, n.
(yuppies)

a young upwardly mobile professional individual; a well-paid middle-class professional who works in a city and has a luxurious life style
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professional, professional person

yurt, n.
(yurts)

a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
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home, dwelling, abode, dwelling house, domicile, habitation

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