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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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YazooYazoo River noun a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
yeayeah adverb not only so, but; `I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice`
year noun the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; `a Martian year takes 687 of our days`
year noun a body of students who graduate together; `the class of `97`; `she was in my year at Hoehandle High`
year of grace noun any year of the Christian era
year-end adjective taking place at the close of a fiscal year; `year-end audit`
year-roundyear-around adjective operating or continuing throughout the year; `a year-round resort`; `a year-round job`
yearlong adjective lasting through a year; `attending yearlong courses`
yearnpine verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present; `She ached for a cigarette`; `I am pining for my lover`
yeastbarm noun a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
yeast cake noun small cake of compressed moist yeast
yeastyyeastlike adjective of or resembling or containing yeast
YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats noun Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
Yeatsian adjective in the manner of William Butler Yeats
yelling noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
yellowyellowed adjective changed to a yellowish color by age; `yellowed parchment`
yellow adder`s tonguetrout lily noun eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
yellow ageratumLonas inodora noun shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
yellow avensGeum strictum noun erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America
yellow bassMorone interrupta noun North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass
yellow bedstrawyellow cleavers noun common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
yellow bellsCalifornia yellow bells noun viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
yellow bilecholer noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis noun tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark
yellow bristlegrassyellow bristle grass noun common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
yellow bugleAjuga chamaepitys noun low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
yellow buntingEmberiza citrinella noun European bunting the male being bright yellow
yellow chamomilegolden marguerite noun Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
yellow clintoniaheal all 1 Clintonia borealis noun common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
yellow colicrootAletris aurea noun colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States
yellow cypressyellow cedar noun tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
yellow dwarf noun any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves
yellow dwarf of potatopotato yellow dwarf noun the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants
yellow foxgloveDigitalis lutea noun European yellow-flowered foxglove
yellow giant hyssopAgastache nepetoides noun erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States
yellow globe lilygolden fairy lantern noun globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
yellow goatfishMulloidichthys martinicus noun schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe
yellow greenyellowish green noun a shade of green tinged with yellow
yellow henbanePhysalis viscosa noun found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
yellow honeysuckle noun twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America
yellow irisyellow flag noun common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
yellow jackCaranx bartholomaei noun fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
yellow jacketyellow hornet noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
yellow jasmineyellow jessamine noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
yellow journalism noun sensationalist journalism
yellow lady`s slipperyellow lady-slipper noun maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
yellow light noun the signal to proceed with caution
yellow loosestrifegarden loosestrife noun frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
yellow lupineLupinus luteus noun yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage
yellow man noun offensive term for an Oriental man
yellow mariposa tulipCalochortus luteus noun mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges
yellow marrowyellow bone marrow noun bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
yellow mombin noun yellow oval tropical fruit
yellow mountain saxifrageSaxifraga aizoides noun tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
yellow ocheryellow ochre noun pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
yellow oleanderThevetia peruviana noun tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous
yellow pages noun a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising
yellow perchPerca flavescens noun North American perch
yellow peril noun the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
yellow pimpernelLysimachia nemorum noun trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers
yellow pine noun any of various pines having yellow wood
Yellow raceMongoloid race noun an Asian race
yellow rocketrockcress 2 rocket cress noun noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
yellow salsifyTragopogon dubius noun European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower
yellow sand verbenaAbronia latifolia noun plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
Yellow SeaHuang Hai noun part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia
yellow spiny daisyHaplopappus spinulosus noun slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads
yellow spot noun any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves
yellow spot fungusCercospora kopkei noun fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
yellow squash noun squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck
yellow sweet cloverMelilotus officinalis noun biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
yellow twining snapdragonAntirrhinum filipes noun southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
yellow warblergolden warbler noun yellow-throated American wood warbler
yellow water lilyNuphar lutea noun a water lily with yellow flowers
yellow woman noun offensive term for an Oriental woman
yellow-banded adjective having yellow bands
yellow-beigeyellowish-beige adjective of beige tinged with yellow;
yellow-bellied sapsuckerSphyrapicus varius noun eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen
yellow-blue dichromacyyellow-blue color blindness noun confusion of yellow and blue
yellow-breasted buntingEmberiza aureola noun common in Russia and Siberia
yellow-breasted chatIcteria virens noun American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
yellow-crowned night heronNyctanassa violacea noun North American night heron
yellow-dog contract noun a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
yellow-eyed grass noun any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
yellow-fever mosquitoAedes aegypti noun mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
yellow-green adjective of a color midway between yellow and green
yellow-green algae noun any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment
yellow-greyyellow-gray adjective of grey tinged with yellow
yellow-leaf sickle pineFalcatifolium taxoides noun a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew
yellow-marked adjective having yellow marks
yellow-orangeyellowish-orange adjective of orange tinged with yellow
yellow-shafted flickerColaptes auratus noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
yellow-spotted adjective having yellow spots
yellow-striped adjective having yellow stripes
yellow-throated martenCharronia flavigula noun large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma
yellow-tinged adjective of a color tinged with yellow
yellow-tipped adjective of a flower tipped with yellow
yellow-whiteyellowish-white adjective of a white tinged with yellow
yellowbelly marmotrockchuck noun heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America
yellowcakeU308 noun an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
