Yid ['yid] -n
- jew
Yid·dish ['yi-dish] -n, adj
- a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
Yid·dish·ism ['yi-di-,shi-zəm] -n, n or adj
- a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish
- a movement characterized by advocacy of the Yiddish language and culture
yield ['yēld] -vb
- recompense, reward
- to give or render as fitting, rightfully owed, or required
- : to give up possession of on claim or demand: as
- to give up (as one's breath) and so die
- to surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another : hand over possession of
- to surrender or submit (oneself) to another
- to give (oneself) up to an inclination, temptation, or habit
- to relinquish one's possession of (as a position of advantage or point of superiority)
- to bear or bring forth as a natural product esp. as a result of cultivation
- the tree always yield s good fruit
- to produce or furnish as return
- this soil should yield good crops
- to produce as return from an expenditure or investment : furnish as profit or interest
- a bond that yield s 12 percent
- to produce as revenue : bring in
- the tax is expected to yield millions
- to give up (as a hit or run) in baseball
- yield ed two runs in the third inning
- to be fruitful or productive : bear, produce
- to give up and cease resistance or contention : submit, succumb
- facing an enemy who would not yield
- to give way to pressure or influence : submit to urging, persuasion, or entreaty
- to give way under physical force (as bending, stretching, or breaking)
- to give place or precedence : acknowledge the superiority of someone else
- to be inferior
- our dictionary yield s to none
- to give way to or become succeeded by someone or something else
- to relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly
- something yielded : product
- the amount or quantity produced or returned
- the capacity of yielding produce
yield·er ['yēl-dər] -n
- : one that yields: as
- a person who surrenders, concedes, or gives in
- something that yields produce or products
yield·ing [-diŋ] -adj
- productive
- lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
- disposed to submit or comply
- a docile and yielding temperament
yikes ['yīks] -interj
- used to express fear or astonishment
yin ['yin] -n
- the feminine passive principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in darkness, cold, or wetness and that combines with yang to produce all that comes to be
yin and yang -n
- opposite sides, elements, or extremes
- the daily yin and yang of the campaign -- Steve Lopez
Yin·glish ['yiŋ-glish, -lish] -n
- English marked by numerous borrowings from Yiddish
yin·ter·cept ['wī-'in-tər-,sept] -n
- the y-coordinate of a point where a line, curve, or surface intersects the y-axis
yip ['yip] -vi, n
- to bark sharply, quickly, and often continuously
- to utter a short sharp cry
yip·pee ['yi-pē] -interj
- used to express exuberant delight or triumph
yip·pie ['yi-pē] -n
- a person belonging to or identified with a politically active group of hippies
yips ['yips] -n pl
- a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action
- had a bad case of the yips on short putts