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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

youth movement
youth crusade noun political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people

youth subculture
noun a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre

youthful
vernal adjective suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; `he is young for his age`

youthfully
adverb in a youthful manner; `he is still youthfully enthusiastic`

Ypres
noun battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery

Yquem
noun a sweet white French wine

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

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

Yuan
Yuan dynasty noun the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

Yucatan
Yucatan Peninsula noun a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea

Yucatec
Yucateco noun a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec

yucca
noun 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

Yucca aloifolia
noun a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers

Yucca baccata
noun tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers

Yucca carnerosana
noun arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers

Yucca glauca
noun yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

Yucca gloriosa
noun yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves

Yucca smalliana
noun yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

Yue
Yue dialect noun the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

Yugoslav
Jugoslav noun a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavian
Yugoslav adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages; `Yugoslavian wine`

Yugoslavian dinar
noun the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia

Yugoslavian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Yugoslavia

Yukawa
Hideki Yukawa noun Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981)

Yukon
Yukon Territory noun a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s

Yukon white birch
Betula neoalaskana noun Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark

Yule log
noun large log traditionally burned at Christmas

Yuma
noun the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma

Yuman
adjective of or relating to the language or culture of the Yuma people

Yunnan
Yunnan province noun a province of southern China

yuppie
noun a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s

yurt
noun 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

Zaar
Sayanci noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

zabaglione
sabayon noun light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled

Zabrze
noun an industrial city in southern Poland

Zaglossus
genus Zaglossus noun a genus of Tachyglossidae

Zagreb
noun the capital of Croatia

Zaharias
Babe Zaharias noun outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)

zaire
noun the basic unit of money in Zaire

Zairean
Zairese adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Zaire or its people; `Zairean elections`

Zairese
Zairean noun a native or inhabitant of Zaire

Zairese monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Zaire

zakat
noun the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; `the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled`

Zalophus
genus Zalophus noun sea lions

Zama
battle of Zama noun the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War

Zambezi
Zambezi River noun an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean

Zambia
Republic of Zambia noun a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964

Zambian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people

Zambian kwacha
noun the basic unit of money in Zambia

Zambian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Zambia

Zamboni
noun the trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink

zamia
noun any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

Zamiaceae
family Zamiaceae noun a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias

Zane Grey
noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

Zangwill
Israel Zangwill noun English writer (1864-1926)

Zannichellia
genus Zannichellia noun horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae

Zannichelliaceae
family Zannichelliaceae noun alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species

Zantedeschia
genus Zantedeschia noun calla lily

Zanthoxylum
genus Zanthoxylum noun deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies

Zanuck
Darryl Zanuck noun United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979)

zany
noun a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

Zanzibar
noun an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania

Zanzibar copal
anime noun a hard copal derived from an African tree

zap
noun a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; `they gave it another zap of radiation`

Zapata
Emiliano Zapata noun Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)

Zapodidae
family Zapodidae noun jumping mice

Zapotec
adjective of or relating to the language or culture of the Zapotec people

zapper
noun an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; `a bug zapper`

Zapus
genus Zapus noun type genus of the Zapodidae

Zaragoza
Saragossa noun an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon

zarf
noun an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup

Zaria
noun a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

zayin
noun the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Zea
genus Zea noun corn

Zealand
Seeland noun the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

Zealander
noun a native or inhabitant of Zealand

zealously
adverb in a zealous manner; `she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project`

zeaxanthin
noun yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn

zebra
noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

zebra finch
Poephila castanotis noun small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra`s

zebra mussel
Dreissena polymorpha noun inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels

zebra orchid
Caladenia cairnsiana noun orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia

zebra-tailed lizard
gridiron-tailed lizard noun swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico

zebrawood
zebrawood tree noun any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood

zebu
noun domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia

Zechariah
Zacharias noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity

Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman noun Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943)

Zeidae
family Zeidae noun a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi

Zeitgeist
noun the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

Zen
Zen Buddhism noun a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

Zen Buddhist
noun an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism

Zenaidura
genus Zenaidura noun mourning doves

zenithal
adjective relating to or located at or near the zenith

Zeno
noun ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC)

Zeno of Citium
noun ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC)

Zeno of Elea
noun ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)

zeolite
noun any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks

Zeomorphi
order Zeomorphi noun dories

Zephaniah
Sophonias noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah