South American bean having very long succulent pods
<noun.plant>

Vigna sesquipedalis

Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis

asparagus bean

yard-long bean

distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

yardage

sample sentences

"what is the yardage of this golf course?"

either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
<noun.artifact>

yardarm

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

con

convict

inmate

yard bird

yardbird

a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
<noun.person>

yard bird

yardbird

a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
<noun.artifact>

yard donkey

yarder

(used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards
<noun.quantity>

yarder

sample sentences

"the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"

coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
<noun.plant>

Eleusine indica

goose grass

wire grass

yard grass

yardgrass

member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence
<noun.person>

yardie

sample sentences

"A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City"

a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
<noun.person>

yardman

worker in a railway yard
<noun.person>

yardman

a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard
<noun.person>

train dispatcher

trainmaster

yardmaster

a measure or standard used for comparison
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

yardstick

sample sentences

"on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

a ruler or tape that is three feet long
<noun.artifact>

yard measure

yardstick

a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
<noun.artifact>

yarmelke

yarmulka

yarmulke

a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
<noun.artifact>

yarmelke

yarmulka

yarmulke

a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)
<noun.artifact>

yarmelke

yarmulka

yarmulke

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

thread

yarn

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

narration

recital

yarn

sample sentences

"his narration was hesitant"

tell or spin a yarn
<verb.communication>

yarn

dye (fabric) before it is spun
<verb.change>

impress

yarn-dye

inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings)
<adj.all>

yarn-spinning

ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
<noun.plant>

Achillea millefolium

milfoil

yarrow

the face veil worn by Muslim women
<noun.artifact>

yashmac

yashmak

the face veil worn by Muslim women
<noun.artifact>

yashmac

yashmak

a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
<noun.artifact>

yataghan

a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

deer fly fever

rabbit fever

tularaemia

tularemia

yatobyo

emit long loud cries
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

howl

roar

ululate

wail

yaup

yawl

sample sentences

"wail in self-pity"
"howl with sorrow"

an evergreen shrub
<noun.plant>

yaupon holly

tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
<noun.plant>

Xanthosoma atrovirens

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

malanga

spoonflower

tannia

yautia

an erratic deflection from an intended course
<noun.event>

swerve

yaw

swerve off course momentarily
<verb.motion>

yaw

sample sentences

"the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

deviate erratically from a set course
<verb.motion>

yaw

sample sentences

"the yawing motion of the ship"

be wide open
<verb.stative>

gape

yaw

yawn

sample sentences

"the deep gaping canyon"

a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
<noun.artifact>

dandy

yawl

a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
<noun.artifact>

yawl

emit long loud cries
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

howl

roar

ululate

wail

yaup

yawl

sample sentences

"wail in self-pity"
"howl with sorrow"

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

oscitance

oscitancy

yawn

yawning

sample sentences

"he could not suppress a yawn"
"the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"
"he apologized for his oscitancy"