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X - adjectives
• DECUSSATE having the form of an X ...1825
• DECUSSATIVE †* crossed over each other, intersecting, cross-shaped ...1658
X - nouns
• DECUSSATION the crossing of lines, rays, etc. so as to form a figure like the letter X; intersection ...1656
X - verbs
• DECUSS * to cross, to intersect, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X ...1782
• DECUSSATE to cross, to intersect, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X ...1658
X-RAY - nouns
• GONAD ALERT a warning in a hospital that an x-ray is about to be taken ...1994 US sl.
XYLOPHONE - nouns
• WOODPILE a xylophone ...1945 US sl.
YACHT - nouns
• YACHTLING a little yacht ...1872
YACHT - nouns, person
• YACHTIAN a yachtsman ...1842
• YACHTIE a yachting enthusiast ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
YACHTING - nouns
• GUNKHOLE a shallow cove or channel nearly unnavigable because of mud, rocks, or vegetation ...20C Amer. yachting usage
YACHTING - verbs
• GUNKHOLE to cruise, rivers, creeks, tidal estuaries, etc. in a small yacht, anchoring in remote spots ...1908 Amer. yachting usage
YANK - verbs
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
YARD (length) - adjectives
• SESQUIPEDALIAN half a yard high or long ...c1714
YARD - nouns
• BACK-LEDGE † a court or backyard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BACKLET the back premises of a house; a court, yard ...1724 Eng. dial.
• BACK-OUT a backyard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKSIDE the backyard of a house ...1634 arch.
• BACKWAY the yard or space at the back of a house or cottage ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BARKEN an enclosed space or yard; a farmyard ...1671 Eng. dial.
• GARTH a small piece of enclosed ground, usually beside a house or other building, used as a yard, garden, or paddock ...a1340
• HAW † a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure ...1691 Eng. dial.
• PICHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTLE an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• STRETCH a yard ...1785 cant
YARD (measure) - nouns
• ELLWAND a measuring rod, an ell measure; a yard measure ...1660 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YARDEL †* a yard-measure ...1804
YARDSTICK - nouns
• YARD † a measuring-rod; a measuring-rod or stick of the length of three feet; a yard-stick ...c1000-1050 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARD-BAND a tape-measure; a yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARDEN a yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD-WAND a three-foot rod for measuring; a yardstick ...a1400
YARN - adjectives
• YARNEN † made of yarn ...1568
YARN - nouns
• GAIRN † yarn ...c1875 Sc.
YARN - nouns, person
• YARN-CHOPPER † a dealer in yarn ...1429
YAWN - adjectives
• GAPY * disposed to yawn ...1830
• STRETCHY sleepy, languid; inclined to stretch and yawn ...1872 colloq.
• VAPOURED inclined to yawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YAWN - nouns
• AWN a yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GANT a yawn, a gape; gaping ...1513 Sc.
• GAUNT a yawn, a gape; gaping ...1513 Sc.
• SNOREGASM a yawn ...Brit. sl.
• YAWMAGORP a yawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YAWN - verbs
• AWN to yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATCH FLIES to yawn ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GALP † to gape, to yawn ...a1300
• GANE † to open the mouth wide, to gape or yawn ...c1000
• GANT to yawn, to gape ...1513 Sc.
• GAPE to yawn, esp. from weariness ...c1440
• GAPE AWAY to pass the time in yawning ...1883
• GAUNT to yawn, to gape ...1513 Sc.
• GAUP to yawn or gape; to gaze in astonishment ...1682
• GAWP to yawn or gape; to gaze in astonishment ...1682
• OSCITATE †* to yawn or gape from drowsiness ...1623
• RASK †* to stretch oneself; to yawn ...1303
• YASK to yawn ...1580
• YAUP to gape, to yawn; to yawn audibly ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YAW to be wide open; to yawn ...1596 Eng. dial.
• YAWP to gape, to yawn; to yawn audibly ...1836 Sc.
YAWNING - adjectives
• OSCITANT † gaping from drowsiness, yawning; hence, drowsy, dull, indolent, negligent, inattentive through drowsiness ...1625 rare or obs.
YAWNING - nouns
• GANING † a gaping or yawning ...c1000
• GAPE a fit of yawning or staring ...c1815 humorous usage
YAWNING - nouns, person
• YAWMAGORP a yawning, stretching person; a lounger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YEAR - adjectives
• DECADAL relating to the number ten; belonging to a decade or a period of ten years ...1753
• DECEMNOVENAL † of nineteen years ...1588
• DECENNAL † pert. to a period of ten years ...1648
• DECENNALIAN † pertaining to a period of ten years ...1794
• DECENNARY pert. to a period of ten years ...1855
• DECENNIAL pert. to a period of ten years ...1656
• DECENNOVAL † pert. to nineteen years ...1681
• DECENNOVARY † pert. to nineteen years ...1694
• DECENNOVENNAL † pert. to nineteen years ...1686
• OCTENNIAL pert. to a period of eight years; occurring or lasting eight years; recurring every eighth year ...1656
• OCTODESEXCENTENARY applied to a period of 592 years ...1677
• QUADRENNIAL 1. lasting for four years ...1656
2. occurring every fourth year ...1701
• QUADRIENNIAL 1. lasting for four years ...1656
2. occurring every fourth year ...1701
• QUINCENTENARY pert. to the 500th year ...1884
• QUINQUENNAL † lasting or continuing for five years ...1532
• QUINQUENNALIAN †* occurring every fifth year ...1692
• QUINQUENNIAL 1. lasting or continuing for five years ...c1460
2. occurring every fifth year ...1610
3. consisting of five years ...1884
• TWICE YEARED † that has lasted two years ...1583
• VICENNIAL extending over a period of twenty years ...1701 Sc.
• YEARLY †* of the year: relating to a year ...c1000
YEAR, YEARLY - adverbs
• DECENNIALLY every ten years ...1874
• OCTENNIALLY once in eight years ...1864
• QUADRENNIALLY every fourth year ...1796
• QUINQUENNIALLY every five years ...1727
YEAR - nouns
• AFTER-YEAR a later year ...1858
• BACK-END the later part of the year; the late autumn ...1820
• BACKSIDE the close of the year ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUTT a fraction of a year, month, or week ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DECENNARY a period of ten years ...1822
• DECENNIAD a space of ten years, a decade ...1864
• DECENNIUM a space of ten years, a decade ...1685
• DIME ten years ...1967 US sl.
• ELEPHANT YEAR a bad luck year ...1958 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HALLIER † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HALYEAR † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HELLZIER † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• MAR'S YEAR † the year 1715 ...1785 Sc.
• MILLIAD * a period of one thousand years ...1851
• NOUGHTIES the years 2000 through to 2009 ...2001 Brit. sl.
• OCTENNIAL †* a period of eight years ...1679
• QUADRENNIAL †* 1. a period of four years ...a1646
2. an event happening every four years; a fourth anniversary, or its celebration ...1856
• QUADRENNIUM a period of four years ...1823
• QUADRIENNIUM a period of four years ...1754
• QUIENNAL †* a dispensation or indulgence for five years ...c1380
• QUINQUAGENARY a fiftieth year or anniversary ...1588
• QUINQUENNAL † a period of five years ...Bk1914
• QUINQUENNIAD a period of five years ...1842
• QUINQUENNIAL a period of five years ...1895
• QUINQUENNIUM a period of five years ...1621
• RAITH a quarter of a year; three months ...a1300 Sc.
• THREE SEVENS the year 1777 ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YARD a year; thus a sentence of 1 year ...1930s US prison sl.
• YEARFUL as much as fills a year ...1889 nonce word
• YEAR'S DAY, A the space of a year ...1825 Sc.
• YESTER-YEAR last year ...1870
YEAR - nouns, actual year
• Y2K the year 2000; the first second of the year 2000 ...1995 Can. sl.
YEAR - nouns, person
• EARTH BISCUIT someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTH DADDY an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH MUFFIN an older than average college male; used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
YEARLY - adjectives
• QUOTANNAL †* yearly, annual ...1651
• QUOTANNUAL † annual, yearly ...1658
• QUOTENNIAL * yearly ...1878
YEARN - verbs
• CARRY A TORCH to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated ...1927 US sl.
• ETTLE to show great eagerness to do or begin anything; to hanker or yearn after ...1873 Sc.
• GREEN to desire earnestly, to yearn after ...LME Sc.
• HONE to yearn, to long for ...Amer. dial.
• SICKEN to pine with yearning; to long eagerly ...1802
• THINK LONG to long, to yearn ...1872 Amer. dial.
• YAMMER † to long for, to yearn, to crave ...1705 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YERE † to desire, to long or yearn for; to express a desire for, to request ...c1205
YEARNING - adjectives
• EARNSTFUL earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YEARNSFUL earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YERNSFUL † earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1878 Eng. dial.
• YERNSTFUL † earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1878 Eng. dial.
YEARNING - nouns
• LUS a yearning; a longing ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
YEARNINGLY - adverbs
• EARNSTFULLY earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SITHINGLY † with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
YEAST - nouns
• BARM yeast ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEERGOOD yeast ...1691 Eng. dial.
• EMPTINGS yeast ...1650 Amer. dial.
• EMPTINS yeast ...1867 Amer. dial.
• EMPTYINGS yeast ...1891 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• NEAVING † yeast or barm ...1669
• NEWING yeast; barm ...1641 Sc.
• QUICKENING yeast, a quantity of yeast ...1598 Eng. dial.
• RAISER leaven or yeast ...1758
• RAISING yeast or other leavening agent ...1872 Amer. dial.
• SIZING yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZING yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• YAKSTER thick yeast ...1929 Sc.
YELL - nouns
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROINOCH a shrill cry; a yell; a noise, a tumult; a noisy fuss ...1790 Sc.
• YAMMER a cry of lamentation, a wail; a loud outcry, shout, yell; lamentation, querulous utterance; a whimpering, a continuous loud complaining; grumbling ...1500-20 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARM † a discordant, disagreeable sound or outcry; a scream, a yell ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWL a shout, a yell ...1728
• YAWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YELLOCH a yell; a shrill cry ...1513 Sc.
• YERR † a loud or harsh cry; a yell, a howl ...a1225
• YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking ...1889 Eng. dial.
YELL - verbs
• FANG to yell furiously ...1962 US sl.
• OINK to squeal or yell, as a pig ...1915 Sc.
• SCROINOCH to shout, to screech, to yell; to make a noisy disturbance ...1820 Sc.
• SKELLOCH to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• YAMMER † to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARM † to utter a discordant or mournful cry; to shriek, to scream, to yell, to howl, to wail ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWM to utter a loud, discordant sound; to shriek, to yell; to cry as a wild beast ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YELLOCH to scream; to yell; to bawl ...1773 Sc.
• YERR † to make a harsh noise, to creak, to roar, to rattle; to cry out loudly, to shout out, to yell, to howl ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIRR to yell, to shout out ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
YELLING - adjectives
• ULULABLE † howling, yelling ...1721
YELLING - nouns
• YALDER a loud shouting; vociferous yelling ...1911 Sc.
• YELLY-HOOING yelling, screaming ...1890 Sc.
YELLOW, YELLOWISH - adjectives
• GALLY sickly, delicate; yellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JALLISHY BUFF yellowish buff, yellow ...1888 Eng. dial.
• JAUNE † yellow ...1430-40 obs. exc. as French
• JAUNISH †* yellowish ...1597
• JAWNISH †* yellowish ...1597
• LENT-LILY of the colour of the yellow daffodil, yellow ...1796
• PALEW † light or pale yellow ...1607
• PALLEW † light or pale yellow ...1607
• SUBCITRINE † of a somewhat yellow or greenish-yellow colour ...c1530
• YALLOCHIE yellowish, of a slightly yellow colour ...1888 Sc.
• YALLOWCHY yellowish ...1888 Sc.
• YELLOW AS SAFFRON, AS very yellow ...1877 Eng. dial.
YELLOW - nouns
• PALEW † light or pale yellow ...1547
YELLOW - verbs
• FALLOW † to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
YELLOW FEVER - nouns
• BRONZE JOHN yellow fever ...1869 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW JACK yellow fever ...1836 sl.
YELP - nouns
• NAFF the yelp of a small dog ...Bk1903 Sc.
• YAFF a bark or yelp ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE a bark, a yelp ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YALK a bark, a yelp ...1898 Sc.
• YAMF a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp ...1959 Amer. dial.
YELP - nouns, person
• YOWPER a yelper; a street-crier; a ballad-singer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YELP - verbs
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• GALP † of an animal: to yelp ...1481
• NAFF to bark; to yelp ...Bk1903 Sc.
• WAFF † of a dog, esp. a puppy: to yelp ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFF to bark, to yelp ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp ...1847 Eng. dial.
• YALK to bark, to yelp ...1892 Sc.
• YALP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp ...1681
• YAUP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp ...1866 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW †* to yelp; to bellow ...1600
• YELPER to yelp; to howl ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• YERP to yelp ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• YIRP to yelp ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl ...1887 Amer. dial.
• YOLP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YOPE to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp ...1901 Eng. dial.
YELPING - nouns
• WAFF the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YEOMAN - nouns
• YEOMANRY † a company of yeomen ...1375
YEOMAN - nouns, person
• YEOS yeomen ...1798 Ireland
YES - adverbs
• AYE AND LIKE yes, certainly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OAK adverb O.K., yes
• SAY yes ...M19 back-slang
• YA yes ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAW yes ...1667
• YEAH, BUBBA yes ...L19 sl., orig. US
• YOU BETCHA yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• YOU BETCHER yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• YOU BETCHY yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
YES! - interjections/phrases
• A! absolutely! yes! certainly! ...1950s US Black sl.
• ALL DAY yes indeed ...1978 US jocular
• ALL RIGHT! yes indeed! I agree! ...19C
• AND HOW! emphatically so; yes, indeed ...1865 Amer. sl.
• AYE MARRY an expression of assent; yes, indeed ...1886 Eng. dial.
• AYUH! yes ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CERT! certainly! yes, indeed! ...1879 US sl.
• FAITH YOU! indeed! yes! ...1907 Amer. dial. arch.
• FA' SHIZZLE MY BIZZLE! an emphatic yes ...2002 US sl.
• HEAR! a sign of assent, yes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• I GUESS YES! yes indeed! absolutely! ...L19 US sl.
• NOT MANY yes, a term of emphatic agreement ...1998 UK sl.
• NOT MANY BENNY an ironic expression meaning definitely yes ...Brit. sl.
• SIDE! yes! ...1864 cant
• SIMON! yes indeed! ...1960s US sl.
• UNGOWA yes; affirmative; OK ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• UNGOWA BWANA yes; affirmative; OK ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• YES SIREE! phr. yes indeed ...Aust. jocular
YES-MAN - nouns, person
• WAG anyone without firm opinions, a yes-man ...L19 sl.
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
YESTERDAY - adjectives
• HESTERN † pertaining to yesterday ...1577-87
• NUDIUSTERTIAN †* of the day before yesterday ...1647
• PRIDIAN * pertaining to the previous day; relating to yesterday ...1656
• YESTER belonging to yesterday ...1577 poetic
• YESTERN of or pertaining to yesterday; ...1860 Eng. dial. or arch.
• YESTREEN on the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening ...c1375 chiefly Sc. & poetic
YESTERDAY - adverbs
• THESTREEN last night, yesterday evening ...1788 Sc.
• THISTERDAY yesterday ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THISTERDEE yesterday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESSUN yesterday ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YESTER † yesterday ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YESTER-EEN last night ...1884 Sc.
• YESTEREVE yesterday evening, last night ...1603 chiefly poetic
• YESTER-EVEN yesterday evening, last night ...c1420 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTER-EVENING yesterday evening ...1715
• YESTER-MORN yesterday morning ...1893 Eng. dial.
• YESTER-MORNING yesterday morning ...1654 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTERN yesterday ...1860 Eng. dial. or arch.
• YESTERNEVE † yesterday evening ...c900
• YESTERNEVEN † yesterday evening ...c900
• YESTERNIGHT on the night of yesterday, last night ...a1300 chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTER-NOON noon yesterday ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YESTHERN yesterday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESTREEN yesterday; last night ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YESUN yesterday ...1890 Eng. dial.
YESTERDAY - nouns
• ERE YESTERDAY † the day before yesterday ...1788 obs. exc. Sc.
• ERE YESTREEN the night before last ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAST DAY † yesterday ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAST MORNING † yesterday morning ...1591
• YESTER † yesterday ...a1701
• YESTER-EVEN the evening of yesterday ...1820
• YESTER-EVENING the evening of yesterday ...1796
• YESTERMORN yesterday morning ...1702 chiefly poetic
• YESTERNIGHT the night last past ...1513 chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
• YEST-MORN yesterday morning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESTREEN the evening of yesterday ...1816 chiefly Sc. & poetic
YEW - adjectives
• YEWEN * made of the wood of the yew ...1563 now rare or arch.
YEW - nouns
• PALM-TREE the yew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YIELD, YIELDING - verbs
• AGIVE to be pliant, yielding ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG to yield or bend; to 'give' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETEACH † to hand over, to deliver, to give up, to yield ...a1000
• BUCK to yield, to bend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COME to yield to bribery or persuasion ...1970 UK sl.
• DECEDE † to depart; to give place, to yield ...1655
• FALL IN †* to give way, to yield ...1667
• GIVE BEST to yield; to admit inferiority ...1877 Eng. dial.
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR THE POLLING † to yield tamely without resistance ...c1583
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR THE WASHING † to yield tamely without resistance ...1663
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR WASHING † to yield tamely and without resistance; to submit to be imposed upon or to overbearing insult ...c1613
• HEAD IN to back down or yield in an argument; to keep or become quiet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ILD to yield ...1879 Eng. dial.
• OBSEQUE †* to comply with, to yield to, to obey ...1720
• OBTEMPER † to comply with, to yield to, to obey ...c1489
• OBTEMPERATE to comply with, yield to, submit to, obey; to be obedient ...1432-50
• ONBOW † to submit, to yield ...971
• QUAIL to give way, to yield to or before ...1820
• QUILL-WHEEL to yield, to give up; to collapse physically ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE GAP to yield, to give in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-YIELD † to yield up, to cede, to give up ...c1350
• VAG to bend, to give, to yield ...1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIL to submit, to yield, to show respect to some person, etc. ...1587 now arch.
• VAIL THE BONNET to manifest submission; to acknowledge oneself overcome or surpassed; to yield, to give way ...1579 now arch.
YIELDING - adjectives
• BENDSOME * pliable, yielding, flexible ...1861
• CESSIVE †* of a yielding quality ...1678
• DEDITITIOUS †* yielding, submitting ...1727
• IMMERCURIAL †* not mercurial, mobile, or yielding ...1637
• OBEDIBLE †* capable of obedience; obedient, docile, compliant, submissive, yielding ...1622
• OBSEQUENT † compliant, yielding, obedient, submissive ...1520
• WALDIN † yielding or tractable in bearing or disposition ...1535 Sc.
• YIELDY yielding, giving way ...1881 Sc.
YIELDING - nouns
• DEDITION † giving up, yielding, surrender ...1523 rare or obs.
• SUCCUMBENCE * a giving way or yielding ...1837
• SUCCUMBENCY * a giving way or yielding; submission ...1653
YMCA - nouns
• BLUE TRIANGLE the nickname for the symbol of the YMCA ...Amer. World War I sl.
• VASELINE VILLA a YMCA frequented by gay men ...1960s US gay sl.
• Y, THE a premises of the Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association ...1915
• Y DUB a premises of the YWCA, or the organization itself ...1984 US sl.
YMCA - nouns, person
• DOUGHGIRL a YMCA or Red Cross girl, i.e. one who bakes and gives out doughnuts ...Amer. World War I sl.
• STOVE LIZARD one who likes to hang around the stove at the YMCA or Red Cross canteen ...Amer. World War I sl.
YMCA - phrases
• YOU MUST COME ACROSS Y.M.C.A. ...World War I Amer. sl.
YODEL - verbs
• WARBLE to yodel ...1880 US
YODELLING - nouns
• WARBLING yodelling ...1880 US
YOKE - verbs
• ADJUGATE † to yoke or couple to ...1731
• BEND † to harness the horses to a cart or other vehicle; to yoke ...1513
YONDER - adverbs
• THONDER yonder ...1876 Eng. dial.
• THONNER yonder ...1876 Ireland
• YANGER yonder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YOUNG - adjectives
• HAFFLINS half-grown, young ...1824 Sc.
• HALFLIN half-grown, young ...1824 Sc.
• LADDISH applied to the behaviour of young men in groups, often disapprovingly ...1841 Brit. sl.
• PEACH-FUZZ young; inexperienced ...1990s Amer. sl.
• SKIN young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
• SUCKING young, inexperienced, callow ...1668 colloq.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WADEN young and active; supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
YOUNG - nouns
• YOUNGER END young people ...1882 Eng. dial.
YOUNG - nouns, person (also see girl, boy, etc.)
• BILLY a young fellow; a comrade; a brother; a lover; a boy ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIRD a young girl or man ...1861 Eng. sl.
• BIRK a youth, a smart, young fellow ...1871 Sc.
• BIRKIE a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• BIRKY a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• CADDIE a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CADDY a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CADIE a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CALLANT a boy; a youth; a young fellow ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng.
• CHAPPIE a child, a young person ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CHAPPY a child, a young person ...1932 Amer. dial.
• EGG a term of contempt for a young person ...1605
• FANT † an infant, a child, a young person ...a1300
• FAUNT † an infant, a child, a young person ...a1300
• GALLAND † a young fellow ...c1510 Sc. obs.
• GATE a young person ...1936 US sl.
• LAD OF A BOY a young person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAMBKIN a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1597
• MASTERS AND MISSES young people ...1754
• PUNK a young or inexperienced person; a boy, youth, or beginner ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• QUAT † a term of contempt for a young person ...1604
• SAPLING a young or inexperienced person ...1588
• SNOIT † a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart, a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go, an intruder ...1824 Sc.
• TIDLING † a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIP-YAP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YOP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOUNG HEMP a young scoundrel; an ill-behaved young man or boy; an 18th century juvenile delinquent ...1785 sl.
YOUNG - verbs
• SOW ONE'S WILD KAIL-SEED to sow one's wild oats; to engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young ...1897 Sc.
• VERNATE † to become young again ...1623
YOUNGER - adjectives
• LITTLE younger, junior ...1915 Amer. dial.
• PUISNE † younger, junior ...E17 now rare or obs.
YOUNGEST - adjectives
• LEAST youngest ...1887 Amer. dial.
YOUNGSTER - nouns, person
• BITS OF KIDS youngsters ...1999 UK sl.
• CHIP a child, a youngster ...1698 sl.
• CHIPPY a youngster ...1877 Amer. sl.
• SPALPEEN a little boy; a youngster ...1891 Irish
YOURSELF - phrases
• YOUR MOTHER'S MONKEY yourself ...1882 Amer. jocular
YOUTH, YOUTHFUL - nouns
• CALF-COUNTRY the place where one spent one's youth ...Sc.
• CALF-GROUND the place where one spent one's youth ...Sc.
• CALF-TIME the period of youth ...1822
• COLT'S TOOTH, A an addiction to youthful pleasures
• DAFT DAYS a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• HEYDAY the full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
• LADDIE-DAYS boyhood, the days of youth ...1856 Sc.
• LADDIE-HOOD boyhood, the days of youth ...1893 Sc.
• LEAPING TIME the time of activity, youth ...1611
• VEAL-BONES youth, nonage ...1785
YOUTH - nouns, person (also see BOY)
• BIRK a youth, a smart, young fellow ...1871 Sc.
• CALLOW † a raw or inexperienced youth ...1670
• DEAD-END KID a youth with no future, usually a male ...20C Amer. sl.
• HOBBLEDEHOY an awkward, clumsy youth, between boyhood and manhood ...M17
• IMP † a young man, a youth; a fellow, a man, a boy ...1579
• INCH † a youth, a boy ...1777 Eng. dial.
• LADDIE-LOON a youth ...1886 Sc.
• LADDIE-WAX a youth, a boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAGE † a boy, a youth, a lad ...a1300
• SHAVELING * a youth, a young lad ...M19
• SHAVER a youth, a child, a young lad ...L16 now colloq.
• WAG † a youth, a young man; a fellow ...a1553
YOUTH - phrases
• FROM THE TENDER NAIL from early youth ...1603
YOUTHFUL - adjectives
• BEARDLESS youthful, immature ...c1325
• CALLOW inexperienced; raw, youthful ...L16
• GREEN youthful ...OE now only Sc.
• HAFFLIN half-grown, youthful ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HALFLIN half-grown, youthful ...1787 Sc.
• HALFLING not fully grown; about the age of 15, youthful ...1815 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• IN THE GREEN in the period of youthful growth or vigour
• JOVENCEL † a young man, a youth ...c1489
• SKIN young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
• VEALY imperfectly developed; immature; characterized by youthful immaturity ...1890
• VERNAL suggestive of spring; having the mildness or freshness of spring; early, youthful ...1790
• YOUNGTHLY † pert. to youth; youthful ...1602
YOUTHFUL - nouns
• SALAD DAYS a period of youthful inexperience and innocence ...1606 UK
YOUTHFUL - verbs
• NOT TO HAVE THE HAY-SEED OUT OF ONE'S HAIR not to have outgrown one's youthful 'greenness' ...1887 Eng. dial.
YUGOSLAVIA - nouns, person
• TOCKO a person of Yugoslavian descent ...1944 Amer. dial.
Z - nouns
• EZOD † the letter Z ...1597
• IZZARD the letter 'z' ...18C arch.
• ZAD † the letter 'Z' ...1669 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ZEAL - nouns
• CACO-ZEAL † perverted or misdirected zeal ...1608
• CALENTURE burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow ...1596
• JEALOUSTE † jealousy; zeal ...1382
• JEALOUSY † zeal or vehemence of feeling in favour of a person or thing; devotion, eagerness, anxiety to serve ...1436
ZEALOT - nouns, person
• ABDELI a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ZELANT †* zealot or enthusiast ...1625
• ZELATOR * a zealot ...1644
ZEALOUS - adjectives
• AFFECTIONED † eager, ambitious; zealous ...1534
• AFFECTIVE †* earnest, zealous ...1549
• EARNESTFUL † earnest; sincerely zealous; intense, ardent ...1430
• FULL-HEARTED zealous, confident, courageous
• GUNG-HO very zealous; totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something...1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• JEALOUS † devoted, eager, zealous, zealously enthusiastic ...1535
ZEALOUS - nouns, person
• EAGER BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
• ZELATOR * a zealous defender or supporter; one who zealously furthers the cause of ...1460
ZEALOUSLY - adverbs
• AFFECTIONATELY † with strong inclination; eagerly, zealously, earnestly ...1588
• FAST † earnestly, steadily, diligently, zealously ...c1200
• JEALOUSLY † zealously, eagerly ...1388
• NEEDLY † zealously, carefully; earnestly ...c900
• YERNE † eagerly, earnestly, diligently, zealously, heartily ...a1200
• YERNLY † eagerly, earnestly, diligently, zealously, heartily ...c725
ZEBRA - nouns
• CONVICT a zebra ...1940s Amer. circus sl.
• PAINTED PONY a zebra ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
ZERO - nouns
• DOODLEY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODLY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOUBLE NUTS double zero ...1984 US sl.
• HORSE-COLLAR a zero, esp. in sport ...1900s US sl.
• NERO zero ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OXO zero, nothing ...L19 sl.
• ZOT zero; nothing ...1965 US sl.
ZEST - nouns
• BESOM energy; zest ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIFF zest; liveliness; zip ...1918 US sl.
• GUSTO exuberant enjoyment, zest
• MUSTARD zest or enthusiasm ...sl., chiefly US
• OCTANE verve, zest ...1994 Amer. sl.
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
ZIGZAG - adjectives
• ACROSTIC crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
• CRINKLETY-CRANKLETY very crooked; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
• IZZARD zig-zag ...1886 Sc.
• QUAVE † zigzag, winding ...1818 Sc.
• RABBLING winding, irregular, zigzag ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - adverbs
• ATWINE twisted, askew, awry, zigzag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † zigzag, in a meandering, crooked manner ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRINKLETY-CRANKLETY twisting in and out; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - nouns
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † a mass of twistings and turns; a zigzag ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIPSY-DOODLE. a zig-zag motion ...1989 US sl.
• INS AND OOTS zigzags ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - verbs
• DARN THE STREETS to take a zigzag course, as a drunken man does in trying to walk ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A VIRGINIA FENCE * to walk unsteadily, as a drunkard; to stagger in a zigzag course; to be drunk ...1737 Amer.
• MAKE Ms AND Ws to be drunk; to walk in a zigzag fashion ...19C Brit. sl.
• QUAVE † to go in a zigzag manner or from side to side ...1825 Sc.
• QUAVE A BRAE to go zigzag up or down a hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
ZODIAC - nouns
• SIGNIFER † the Zodiac ...c1374
• TOKEN †* a sign of the zodiac ...c1000
• TOKENING † a zodiac sign ...c1400
ZODIAC - nouns, person
• SCORPIONIST †* one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
ZOOLOGY - nouns
• ZO zoology ...1960s US campus sl.
• DECUSSATE having the form of an X ...1825
• DECUSSATIVE †* crossed over each other, intersecting, cross-shaped ...1658
X - nouns
• DECUSSATION the crossing of lines, rays, etc. so as to form a figure like the letter X; intersection ...1656
X - verbs
• DECUSS * to cross, to intersect, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X ...1782
• DECUSSATE to cross, to intersect, to lie across, so as to form a figure like the letter X ...1658
X-RAY - nouns
• GONAD ALERT a warning in a hospital that an x-ray is about to be taken ...1994 US sl.
XYLOPHONE - nouns
• WOODPILE a xylophone ...1945 US sl.
YACHT - nouns
• YACHTLING a little yacht ...1872
YACHT - nouns, person
• YACHTIAN a yachtsman ...1842
• YACHTIE a yachting enthusiast ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
YACHTING - nouns
• GUNKHOLE a shallow cove or channel nearly unnavigable because of mud, rocks, or vegetation ...20C Amer. yachting usage
YACHTING - verbs
• GUNKHOLE to cruise, rivers, creeks, tidal estuaries, etc. in a small yacht, anchoring in remote spots ...1908 Amer. yachting usage
YANK - verbs
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
YARD (length) - adjectives
• SESQUIPEDALIAN half a yard high or long ...c1714
YARD - nouns
• BACK-LEDGE † a court or backyard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BACKLET the back premises of a house; a court, yard ...1724 Eng. dial.
• BACK-OUT a backyard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKSIDE the backyard of a house ...1634 arch.
• BACKWAY the yard or space at the back of a house or cottage ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BARKEN an enclosed space or yard; a farmyard ...1671 Eng. dial.
• GARTH a small piece of enclosed ground, usually beside a house or other building, used as a yard, garden, or paddock ...a1340
• HAW † a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure ...1691 Eng. dial.
• PICHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTEL an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTLE an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• STRETCH a yard ...1785 cant
YARD (measure) - nouns
• ELLWAND a measuring rod, an ell measure; a yard measure ...1660 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YARDEL †* a yard-measure ...1804
YARDSTICK - nouns
• YARD † a measuring-rod; a measuring-rod or stick of the length of three feet; a yard-stick ...c1000-1050 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARD-BAND a tape-measure; a yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARDEN a yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD-WAND a three-foot rod for measuring; a yardstick ...a1400
YARN - adjectives
• YARNEN † made of yarn ...1568
YARN - nouns
• GAIRN † yarn ...c1875 Sc.
YARN - nouns, person
• YARN-CHOPPER † a dealer in yarn ...1429
YAWN - adjectives
• GAPY * disposed to yawn ...1830
• STRETCHY sleepy, languid; inclined to stretch and yawn ...1872 colloq.
• VAPOURED inclined to yawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YAWN - nouns
• AWN a yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GANT a yawn, a gape; gaping ...1513 Sc.
• GAUNT a yawn, a gape; gaping ...1513 Sc.
• SNOREGASM a yawn ...Brit. sl.
• YAWMAGORP a yawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YAWN - verbs
• AWN to yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATCH FLIES to yawn ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GALP † to gape, to yawn ...a1300
• GANE † to open the mouth wide, to gape or yawn ...c1000
• GANT to yawn, to gape ...1513 Sc.
• GAPE to yawn, esp. from weariness ...c1440
• GAPE AWAY to pass the time in yawning ...1883
• GAUNT to yawn, to gape ...1513 Sc.
• GAUP to yawn or gape; to gaze in astonishment ...1682
• GAWP to yawn or gape; to gaze in astonishment ...1682
• OSCITATE †* to yawn or gape from drowsiness ...1623
• RASK †* to stretch oneself; to yawn ...1303
• YASK to yawn ...1580
• YAUP to gape, to yawn; to yawn audibly ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YAW to be wide open; to yawn ...1596 Eng. dial.
• YAWP to gape, to yawn; to yawn audibly ...1836 Sc.
YAWNING - adjectives
• OSCITANT † gaping from drowsiness, yawning; hence, drowsy, dull, indolent, negligent, inattentive through drowsiness ...1625 rare or obs.
YAWNING - nouns
• GANING † a gaping or yawning ...c1000
• GAPE a fit of yawning or staring ...c1815 humorous usage
YAWNING - nouns, person
• YAWMAGORP a yawning, stretching person; a lounger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YEAR - adjectives
• DECADAL relating to the number ten; belonging to a decade or a period of ten years ...1753
• DECEMNOVENAL † of nineteen years ...1588
• DECENNAL † pert. to a period of ten years ...1648
• DECENNALIAN † pertaining to a period of ten years ...1794
• DECENNARY pert. to a period of ten years ...1855
• DECENNIAL pert. to a period of ten years ...1656
• DECENNOVAL † pert. to nineteen years ...1681
• DECENNOVARY † pert. to nineteen years ...1694
• DECENNOVENNAL † pert. to nineteen years ...1686
• OCTENNIAL pert. to a period of eight years; occurring or lasting eight years; recurring every eighth year ...1656
• OCTODESEXCENTENARY applied to a period of 592 years ...1677
• QUADRENNIAL 1. lasting for four years ...1656
2. occurring every fourth year ...1701
• QUADRIENNIAL 1. lasting for four years ...1656
2. occurring every fourth year ...1701
• QUINCENTENARY pert. to the 500th year ...1884
• QUINQUENNAL † lasting or continuing for five years ...1532
• QUINQUENNALIAN †* occurring every fifth year ...1692
• QUINQUENNIAL 1. lasting or continuing for five years ...c1460
2. occurring every fifth year ...1610
3. consisting of five years ...1884
• TWICE YEARED † that has lasted two years ...1583
• VICENNIAL extending over a period of twenty years ...1701 Sc.
• YEARLY †* of the year: relating to a year ...c1000
YEAR, YEARLY - adverbs
• DECENNIALLY every ten years ...1874
• OCTENNIALLY once in eight years ...1864
• QUADRENNIALLY every fourth year ...1796
• QUINQUENNIALLY every five years ...1727
YEAR - nouns
• AFTER-YEAR a later year ...1858
• BACK-END the later part of the year; the late autumn ...1820
• BACKSIDE the close of the year ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUTT a fraction of a year, month, or week ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DECENNARY a period of ten years ...1822
• DECENNIAD a space of ten years, a decade ...1864
• DECENNIUM a space of ten years, a decade ...1685
• DIME ten years ...1967 US sl.
• ELEPHANT YEAR a bad luck year ...1958 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HALLIER † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HALYEAR † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• HELLZIER † a half-year ...1768 Sc.
• MAR'S YEAR † the year 1715 ...1785 Sc.
• MILLIAD * a period of one thousand years ...1851
• NOUGHTIES the years 2000 through to 2009 ...2001 Brit. sl.
• OCTENNIAL †* a period of eight years ...1679
• QUADRENNIAL †* 1. a period of four years ...a1646
2. an event happening every four years; a fourth anniversary, or its celebration ...1856
• QUADRENNIUM a period of four years ...1823
• QUADRIENNIUM a period of four years ...1754
• QUIENNAL †* a dispensation or indulgence for five years ...c1380
• QUINQUAGENARY a fiftieth year or anniversary ...1588
• QUINQUENNAL † a period of five years ...Bk1914
• QUINQUENNIAD a period of five years ...1842
• QUINQUENNIAL a period of five years ...1895
• QUINQUENNIUM a period of five years ...1621
• RAITH a quarter of a year; three months ...a1300 Sc.
• THREE SEVENS the year 1777 ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YARD a year; thus a sentence of 1 year ...1930s US prison sl.
• YEARFUL as much as fills a year ...1889 nonce word
• YEAR'S DAY, A the space of a year ...1825 Sc.
• YESTER-YEAR last year ...1870
YEAR - nouns, actual year
• Y2K the year 2000; the first second of the year 2000 ...1995 Can. sl.
YEAR - nouns, person
• EARTH BISCUIT someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTH DADDY an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH MUFFIN an older than average college male; used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
YEARLY - adjectives
• QUOTANNAL †* yearly, annual ...1651
• QUOTANNUAL † annual, yearly ...1658
• QUOTENNIAL * yearly ...1878
YEARN - verbs
• CARRY A TORCH to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated ...1927 US sl.
• ETTLE to show great eagerness to do or begin anything; to hanker or yearn after ...1873 Sc.
• GREEN to desire earnestly, to yearn after ...LME Sc.
• HONE to yearn, to long for ...Amer. dial.
• SICKEN to pine with yearning; to long eagerly ...1802
• THINK LONG to long, to yearn ...1872 Amer. dial.
• YAMMER † to long for, to yearn, to crave ...1705 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YERE † to desire, to long or yearn for; to express a desire for, to request ...c1205
YEARNING - adjectives
• EARNSTFUL earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YEARNSFUL earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YERNSFUL † earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1878 Eng. dial.
• YERNSTFUL † earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1878 Eng. dial.
YEARNING - nouns
• LUS a yearning; a longing ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
YEARNINGLY - adverbs
• EARNSTFULLY earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SITHINGLY † with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
YEAST - nouns
• BARM yeast ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEERGOOD yeast ...1691 Eng. dial.
• EMPTINGS yeast ...1650 Amer. dial.
• EMPTINS yeast ...1867 Amer. dial.
• EMPTYINGS yeast ...1891 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• NEAVING † yeast or barm ...1669
• NEWING yeast; barm ...1641 Sc.
• QUICKENING yeast, a quantity of yeast ...1598 Eng. dial.
• RAISER leaven or yeast ...1758
• RAISING yeast or other leavening agent ...1872 Amer. dial.
• SIZING yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZING yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• YAKSTER thick yeast ...1929 Sc.
YELL - nouns
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROINOCH a shrill cry; a yell; a noise, a tumult; a noisy fuss ...1790 Sc.
• YAMMER a cry of lamentation, a wail; a loud outcry, shout, yell; lamentation, querulous utterance; a whimpering, a continuous loud complaining; grumbling ...1500-20 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARM † a discordant, disagreeable sound or outcry; a scream, a yell ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWL a shout, a yell ...1728
• YAWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YELLOCH a yell; a shrill cry ...1513 Sc.
• YERR † a loud or harsh cry; a yell, a howl ...a1225
• YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking ...1889 Eng. dial.
YELL - verbs
• FANG to yell furiously ...1962 US sl.
• OINK to squeal or yell, as a pig ...1915 Sc.
• SCROINOCH to shout, to screech, to yell; to make a noisy disturbance ...1820 Sc.
• SKELLOCH to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• YAMMER † to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YARM † to utter a discordant or mournful cry; to shriek, to scream, to yell, to howl, to wail ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWM to utter a loud, discordant sound; to shriek, to yell; to cry as a wild beast ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YELLOCH to scream; to yell; to bawl ...1773 Sc.
• YERR † to make a harsh noise, to creak, to roar, to rattle; to cry out loudly, to shout out, to yell, to howl ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIRR to yell, to shout out ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
YELLING - adjectives
• ULULABLE † howling, yelling ...1721
YELLING - nouns
• YALDER a loud shouting; vociferous yelling ...1911 Sc.
• YELLY-HOOING yelling, screaming ...1890 Sc.
YELLOW, YELLOWISH - adjectives
• GALLY sickly, delicate; yellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• JALLISHY BUFF yellowish buff, yellow ...1888 Eng. dial.
• JAUNE † yellow ...1430-40 obs. exc. as French
• JAUNISH †* yellowish ...1597
• JAWNISH †* yellowish ...1597
• LENT-LILY of the colour of the yellow daffodil, yellow ...1796
• PALEW † light or pale yellow ...1607
• PALLEW † light or pale yellow ...1607
• SUBCITRINE † of a somewhat yellow or greenish-yellow colour ...c1530
• YALLOCHIE yellowish, of a slightly yellow colour ...1888 Sc.
• YALLOWCHY yellowish ...1888 Sc.
• YELLOW AS SAFFRON, AS very yellow ...1877 Eng. dial.
YELLOW - nouns
• PALEW † light or pale yellow ...1547
YELLOW - verbs
• FALLOW † to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
YELLOW FEVER - nouns
• BRONZE JOHN yellow fever ...1869 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW JACK yellow fever ...1836 sl.
YELP - nouns
• NAFF the yelp of a small dog ...Bk1903 Sc.
• YAFF a bark or yelp ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE a bark, a yelp ...1836 Eng. dial.
• YALK a bark, a yelp ...1898 Sc.
• YAMF a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH a bark, a yelp ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YOLLOP a bark, a howl, a yelp ...1959 Amer. dial.
YELP - nouns, person
• YOWPER a yelper; a street-crier; a ballad-singer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YELP - verbs
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to yelp; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• GALP † of an animal: to yelp ...1481
• NAFF to bark; to yelp ...Bk1903 Sc.
• WAFF † of a dog, esp. a puppy: to yelp ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAFFLE † to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHEFFLE to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFF to bark, to yelp ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE to bark sharply, as a dog; to yelp ...1847 Eng. dial.
• YALK to bark, to yelp ...1892 Sc.
• YALP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YAMF to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAMPH to bark, as a dog, esp. a small dog; to yelp ...1718 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YAPPET to bark sharply as a small dog; to yelp ...1681
• YAUP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YELLOP to howl, to cry; to bark as a dog, to yelp ...1866 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW †* to yelp; to bellow ...1600
• YELPER to yelp; to howl ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• YERP to yelp ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• YIRP to yelp ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOLLOP to bark, to yelp, to howl ...1887 Amer. dial.
• YOLP to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YOPE to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to yelp, as a dog; to cry harshly or querulously, as a bird ...a1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
• YOWP of a dog: to bark, to yelp ...1901 Eng. dial.
YELPING - nouns
• WAFF the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YEOMAN - nouns
• YEOMANRY † a company of yeomen ...1375
YEOMAN - nouns, person
• YEOS yeomen ...1798 Ireland
YES - adverbs
• AYE AND LIKE yes, certainly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OAK adverb O.K., yes
• SAY yes ...M19 back-slang
• YA yes ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAW yes ...1667
• YEAH, BUBBA yes ...L19 sl., orig. US
• YOU BETCHA yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• YOU BETCHER yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
• YOU BETCHY yes, indeed; certainly ...1889 Amer. dial.
YES! - interjections/phrases
• A! absolutely! yes! certainly! ...1950s US Black sl.
• ALL DAY yes indeed ...1978 US jocular
• ALL RIGHT! yes indeed! I agree! ...19C
• AND HOW! emphatically so; yes, indeed ...1865 Amer. sl.
• AYE MARRY an expression of assent; yes, indeed ...1886 Eng. dial.
• AYUH! yes ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CERT! certainly! yes, indeed! ...1879 US sl.
• FAITH YOU! indeed! yes! ...1907 Amer. dial. arch.
• FA' SHIZZLE MY BIZZLE! an emphatic yes ...2002 US sl.
• HEAR! a sign of assent, yes ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• I GUESS YES! yes indeed! absolutely! ...L19 US sl.
• NOT MANY yes, a term of emphatic agreement ...1998 UK sl.
• NOT MANY BENNY an ironic expression meaning definitely yes ...Brit. sl.
• SIDE! yes! ...1864 cant
• SIMON! yes indeed! ...1960s US sl.
• UNGOWA yes; affirmative; OK ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• UNGOWA BWANA yes; affirmative; OK ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• YES SIREE! phr. yes indeed ...Aust. jocular
YES-MAN - nouns, person
• WAG anyone without firm opinions, a yes-man ...L19 sl.
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
YESTERDAY - adjectives
• HESTERN † pertaining to yesterday ...1577-87
• NUDIUSTERTIAN †* of the day before yesterday ...1647
• PRIDIAN * pertaining to the previous day; relating to yesterday ...1656
• YESTER belonging to yesterday ...1577 poetic
• YESTERN of or pertaining to yesterday; ...1860 Eng. dial. or arch.
• YESTREEN on the evening of yesterday; yesterday evening ...c1375 chiefly Sc. & poetic
YESTERDAY - adverbs
• THESTREEN last night, yesterday evening ...1788 Sc.
• THISTERDAY yesterday ...1887 Eng. dial.
• THISTERDEE yesterday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESSUN yesterday ...1890 Eng. dial.
• YESTER † yesterday ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YESTER-EEN last night ...1884 Sc.
• YESTEREVE yesterday evening, last night ...1603 chiefly poetic
• YESTER-EVEN yesterday evening, last night ...c1420 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTER-EVENING yesterday evening ...1715
• YESTER-MORN yesterday morning ...1893 Eng. dial.
• YESTER-MORNING yesterday morning ...1654 arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTERN yesterday ...1860 Eng. dial. or arch.
• YESTERNEVE † yesterday evening ...c900
• YESTERNEVEN † yesterday evening ...c900
• YESTERNIGHT on the night of yesterday, last night ...a1300 chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
• YESTER-NOON noon yesterday ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YESTHERN yesterday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESTREEN yesterday; last night ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YESUN yesterday ...1890 Eng. dial.
YESTERDAY - nouns
• ERE YESTERDAY † the day before yesterday ...1788 obs. exc. Sc.
• ERE YESTREEN the night before last ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LAST DAY † yesterday ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAST MORNING † yesterday morning ...1591
• YESTER † yesterday ...a1701
• YESTER-EVEN the evening of yesterday ...1820
• YESTER-EVENING the evening of yesterday ...1796
• YESTERMORN yesterday morning ...1702 chiefly poetic
• YESTERNIGHT the night last past ...1513 chiefly arch. & Eng. dial.
• YEST-MORN yesterday morning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YESTREEN the evening of yesterday ...1816 chiefly Sc. & poetic
YEW - adjectives
• YEWEN * made of the wood of the yew ...1563 now rare or arch.
YEW - nouns
• PALM-TREE the yew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YIELD, YIELDING - verbs
• AGIVE to be pliant, yielding ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG to yield or bend; to 'give' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETEACH † to hand over, to deliver, to give up, to yield ...a1000
• BUCK to yield, to bend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• COME to yield to bribery or persuasion ...1970 UK sl.
• DECEDE † to depart; to give place, to yield ...1655
• FALL IN †* to give way, to yield ...1667
• GIVE BEST to yield; to admit inferiority ...1877 Eng. dial.
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR THE POLLING † to yield tamely without resistance ...c1583
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR THE WASHING † to yield tamely without resistance ...1663
• GIVE ONE'S HEAD FOR WASHING † to yield tamely and without resistance; to submit to be imposed upon or to overbearing insult ...c1613
• HEAD IN to back down or yield in an argument; to keep or become quiet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ILD to yield ...1879 Eng. dial.
• OBSEQUE †* to comply with, to yield to, to obey ...1720
• OBTEMPER † to comply with, to yield to, to obey ...c1489
• OBTEMPERATE to comply with, yield to, submit to, obey; to be obedient ...1432-50
• ONBOW † to submit, to yield ...971
• QUAIL to give way, to yield to or before ...1820
• QUILL-WHEEL to yield, to give up; to collapse physically ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE GAP to yield, to give in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-YIELD † to yield up, to cede, to give up ...c1350
• VAG to bend, to give, to yield ...1905 Eng. dial.
• VAIL to submit, to yield, to show respect to some person, etc. ...1587 now arch.
• VAIL THE BONNET to manifest submission; to acknowledge oneself overcome or surpassed; to yield, to give way ...1579 now arch.
YIELDING - adjectives
• BENDSOME * pliable, yielding, flexible ...1861
• CESSIVE †* of a yielding quality ...1678
• DEDITITIOUS †* yielding, submitting ...1727
• IMMERCURIAL †* not mercurial, mobile, or yielding ...1637
• OBEDIBLE †* capable of obedience; obedient, docile, compliant, submissive, yielding ...1622
• OBSEQUENT † compliant, yielding, obedient, submissive ...1520
• WALDIN † yielding or tractable in bearing or disposition ...1535 Sc.
• YIELDY yielding, giving way ...1881 Sc.
YIELDING - nouns
• DEDITION † giving up, yielding, surrender ...1523 rare or obs.
• SUCCUMBENCE * a giving way or yielding ...1837
• SUCCUMBENCY * a giving way or yielding; submission ...1653
YMCA - nouns
• BLUE TRIANGLE the nickname for the symbol of the YMCA ...Amer. World War I sl.
• VASELINE VILLA a YMCA frequented by gay men ...1960s US gay sl.
• Y, THE a premises of the Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association ...1915
• Y DUB a premises of the YWCA, or the organization itself ...1984 US sl.
YMCA - nouns, person
• DOUGHGIRL a YMCA or Red Cross girl, i.e. one who bakes and gives out doughnuts ...Amer. World War I sl.
• STOVE LIZARD one who likes to hang around the stove at the YMCA or Red Cross canteen ...Amer. World War I sl.
YMCA - phrases
• YOU MUST COME ACROSS Y.M.C.A. ...World War I Amer. sl.
YODEL - verbs
• WARBLE to yodel ...1880 US
YODELLING - nouns
• WARBLING yodelling ...1880 US
YOKE - verbs
• ADJUGATE † to yoke or couple to ...1731
• BEND † to harness the horses to a cart or other vehicle; to yoke ...1513
YONDER - adverbs
• THONDER yonder ...1876 Eng. dial.
• THONNER yonder ...1876 Ireland
• YANGER yonder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
YOUNG - adjectives
• HAFFLINS half-grown, young ...1824 Sc.
• HALFLIN half-grown, young ...1824 Sc.
• LADDISH applied to the behaviour of young men in groups, often disapprovingly ...1841 Brit. sl.
• PEACH-FUZZ young; inexperienced ...1990s Amer. sl.
• SKIN young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
• SUCKING young, inexperienced, callow ...1668 colloq.
• WADDEN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDIN young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WADEN young and active; supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
YOUNG - nouns
• YOUNGER END young people ...1882 Eng. dial.
YOUNG - nouns, person (also see girl, boy, etc.)
• BILLY a young fellow; a comrade; a brother; a lover; a boy ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIRD a young girl or man ...1861 Eng. sl.
• BIRK a youth, a smart, young fellow ...1871 Sc.
• BIRKIE a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• BIRKY a lively, smart young fellow; an active person ...1742 Sc.
• CADDIE a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CADDY a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CADIE a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CALLANT a boy; a youth; a young fellow ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng.
• CHAPPIE a child, a young person ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CHAPPY a child, a young person ...1932 Amer. dial.
• EGG a term of contempt for a young person ...1605
• FANT † an infant, a child, a young person ...a1300
• FAUNT † an infant, a child, a young person ...a1300
• GALLAND † a young fellow ...c1510 Sc. obs.
• GATE a young person ...1936 US sl.
• LAD OF A BOY a young person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAMBKIN a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1597
• MASTERS AND MISSES young people ...1754
• PUNK a young or inexperienced person; a boy, youth, or beginner ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• QUAT † a term of contempt for a young person ...1604
• SAPLING a young or inexperienced person ...1588
• SNOIT † a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart, a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go, an intruder ...1824 Sc.
• TIDLING † a young, delicate, or puny child or animal in need of special care; a weakling ...1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIP-YAP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YOP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOUNG HEMP a young scoundrel; an ill-behaved young man or boy; an 18th century juvenile delinquent ...1785 sl.
YOUNG - verbs
• SOW ONE'S WILD KAIL-SEED to sow one's wild oats; to engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behaviour while young ...1897 Sc.
• VERNATE † to become young again ...1623
YOUNGER - adjectives
• LITTLE younger, junior ...1915 Amer. dial.
• PUISNE † younger, junior ...E17 now rare or obs.
YOUNGEST - adjectives
• LEAST youngest ...1887 Amer. dial.
YOUNGSTER - nouns, person
• BITS OF KIDS youngsters ...1999 UK sl.
• CHIP a child, a youngster ...1698 sl.
• CHIPPY a youngster ...1877 Amer. sl.
• SPALPEEN a little boy; a youngster ...1891 Irish
YOURSELF - phrases
• YOUR MOTHER'S MONKEY yourself ...1882 Amer. jocular
YOUTH, YOUTHFUL - nouns
• CALF-COUNTRY the place where one spent one's youth ...Sc.
• CALF-GROUND the place where one spent one's youth ...Sc.
• CALF-TIME the period of youth ...1822
• COLT'S TOOTH, A an addiction to youthful pleasures
• DAFT DAYS a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• HEYDAY the full bloom, flush, of youth, vigour, prosperity, etc. ...M18
• LADDIE-DAYS boyhood, the days of youth ...1856 Sc.
• LADDIE-HOOD boyhood, the days of youth ...1893 Sc.
• LEAPING TIME the time of activity, youth ...1611
• VEAL-BONES youth, nonage ...1785
YOUTH - nouns, person (also see BOY)
• BIRK a youth, a smart, young fellow ...1871 Sc.
• CALLOW † a raw or inexperienced youth ...1670
• DEAD-END KID a youth with no future, usually a male ...20C Amer. sl.
• HOBBLEDEHOY an awkward, clumsy youth, between boyhood and manhood ...M17
• IMP † a young man, a youth; a fellow, a man, a boy ...1579
• INCH † a youth, a boy ...1777 Eng. dial.
• LADDIE-LOON a youth ...1886 Sc.
• LADDIE-WAX a youth, a boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAGE † a boy, a youth, a lad ...a1300
• SHAVELING * a youth, a young lad ...M19
• SHAVER a youth, a child, a young lad ...L16 now colloq.
• WAG † a youth, a young man; a fellow ...a1553
YOUTH - phrases
• FROM THE TENDER NAIL from early youth ...1603
YOUTHFUL - adjectives
• BEARDLESS youthful, immature ...c1325
• CALLOW inexperienced; raw, youthful ...L16
• GREEN youthful ...OE now only Sc.
• HAFFLIN half-grown, youthful ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HALFLIN half-grown, youthful ...1787 Sc.
• HALFLING not fully grown; about the age of 15, youthful ...1815 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• IN THE GREEN in the period of youthful growth or vigour
• JOVENCEL † a young man, a youth ...c1489
• SKIN young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
• VEALY imperfectly developed; immature; characterized by youthful immaturity ...1890
• VERNAL suggestive of spring; having the mildness or freshness of spring; early, youthful ...1790
• YOUNGTHLY † pert. to youth; youthful ...1602
YOUTHFUL - nouns
• SALAD DAYS a period of youthful inexperience and innocence ...1606 UK
YOUTHFUL - verbs
• NOT TO HAVE THE HAY-SEED OUT OF ONE'S HAIR not to have outgrown one's youthful 'greenness' ...1887 Eng. dial.
YUGOSLAVIA - nouns, person
• TOCKO a person of Yugoslavian descent ...1944 Amer. dial.
Z - nouns
• EZOD † the letter Z ...1597
• IZZARD the letter 'z' ...18C arch.
• ZAD † the letter 'Z' ...1669 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
ZEAL - nouns
• CACO-ZEAL † perverted or misdirected zeal ...1608
• CALENTURE burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow ...1596
• JEALOUSTE † jealousy; zeal ...1382
• JEALOUSY † zeal or vehemence of feeling in favour of a person or thing; devotion, eagerness, anxiety to serve ...1436
ZEALOT - nouns, person
• ABDELI a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ZELANT †* zealot or enthusiast ...1625
• ZELATOR * a zealot ...1644
ZEALOUS - adjectives
• AFFECTIONED † eager, ambitious; zealous ...1534
• AFFECTIVE †* earnest, zealous ...1549
• EARNESTFUL † earnest; sincerely zealous; intense, ardent ...1430
• FULL-HEARTED zealous, confident, courageous
• GUNG-HO very zealous; totally committed; dedicated; spirited; enthusiastic; wholeheartedly fervid about doing something...1942 US sl., orig. US Marine Corps usage
• JEALOUS † devoted, eager, zealous, zealously enthusiastic ...1535
ZEALOUS - nouns, person
• EAGER BEAVER a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
• ZELATOR * a zealous defender or supporter; one who zealously furthers the cause of ...1460
ZEALOUSLY - adverbs
• AFFECTIONATELY † with strong inclination; eagerly, zealously, earnestly ...1588
• FAST † earnestly, steadily, diligently, zealously ...c1200
• JEALOUSLY † zealously, eagerly ...1388
• NEEDLY † zealously, carefully; earnestly ...c900
• YERNE † eagerly, earnestly, diligently, zealously, heartily ...a1200
• YERNLY † eagerly, earnestly, diligently, zealously, heartily ...c725
ZEBRA - nouns
• CONVICT a zebra ...1940s Amer. circus sl.
• PAINTED PONY a zebra ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
ZERO - nouns
• DOODLEY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODLY-SQUAT nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOUBLE NUTS double zero ...1984 US sl.
• HORSE-COLLAR a zero, esp. in sport ...1900s US sl.
• NERO zero ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OXO zero, nothing ...L19 sl.
• ZOT zero; nothing ...1965 US sl.
ZEST - nouns
• BESOM energy; zest ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BIFF zest; liveliness; zip ...1918 US sl.
• GUSTO exuberant enjoyment, zest
• MUSTARD zest or enthusiasm ...sl., chiefly US
• OCTANE verve, zest ...1994 Amer. sl.
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
ZIGZAG - adjectives
• ACROSTIC crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
• CRINKLETY-CRANKLETY very crooked; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
• IZZARD zig-zag ...1886 Sc.
• QUAVE † zigzag, winding ...1818 Sc.
• RABBLING winding, irregular, zigzag ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - adverbs
• ATWINE twisted, askew, awry, zigzag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † zigzag, in a meandering, crooked manner ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRINKLETY-CRANKLETY twisting in and out; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - nouns
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † a mass of twistings and turns; a zigzag ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIPSY-DOODLE. a zig-zag motion ...1989 US sl.
• INS AND OOTS zigzags ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
ZIGZAG - verbs
• DARN THE STREETS to take a zigzag course, as a drunken man does in trying to walk ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A VIRGINIA FENCE * to walk unsteadily, as a drunkard; to stagger in a zigzag course; to be drunk ...1737 Amer.
• MAKE Ms AND Ws to be drunk; to walk in a zigzag fashion ...19C Brit. sl.
• QUAVE † to go in a zigzag manner or from side to side ...1825 Sc.
• QUAVE A BRAE to go zigzag up or down a hill ...Bk1905 Sc.
ZODIAC - nouns
• SIGNIFER † the Zodiac ...c1374
• TOKEN †* a sign of the zodiac ...c1000
• TOKENING † a zodiac sign ...c1400
ZODIAC - nouns, person
• SCORPIONIST †* one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
ZOOLOGY - nouns
• ZO zoology ...1960s US campus sl.