y

the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet ; a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys ;

y-axis

the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system ;

y-linked gene

a gene located on a Y chromosome ;

y2k

the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar ;

y chromosome

the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome" ;

yacca

West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves ;

yacca podocarp

West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves ;

yacht

an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing ;

yacht chair

a light folding armchair for outdoor use ;

yacht club

club that promotes and supports yachting and boating ;

yacht race

a race between crews of people in yachts ;

yachting

water travel for pleasure ;

yachting cap

a cap with a flat circular top and a visor ;

yachtsman

sails a yacht ;

yachtswoman

sails a yacht ;

yack

noisy talk ;

yafo

a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950 ;

yagi

a sharply directional antenna ;

yagi aerial

a sharply directional antenna ;

yahi

the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi ; a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California ;

yahoo

a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance ; one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift ; not very intelligent or interested in culture ;

yahve

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH ;

yahveh

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH ;

yahwe

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH ;

yahweh

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH ;

yajur-veda

a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers ;

yak

large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated ; noisy talk ;

yak's milk

the milk of a yak ;

yak butter

butter made from yaks' milk ;

yakety-yak

noisy talk ;

yakima

a town in south central Washington ;

yakut

the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut ; a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin) ;

yakuza

organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises ; a Japanese gangster ;

yale

a university in Connecticut ; English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) ;

yale university

a university in Connecticut ;

yalta

a resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; scene of the Allied conference between Churchill and Stalin and Roosevelt in 1945 ;

yaltopya

Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia ;

yalu

river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) ;

yalu river

a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back ; river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) ;

yam

edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food ; sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked ; any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots ; edible tuber of any of several yams ;