yu·an ['yü-ən, yü-'än] -n
- the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
yu·ca ['yü-kə] -n
- cassava
Yu·ca·tec ['yü-kə-,tek] -n, adj or n
- a member of an American Indian people of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
- the Mayan language of the Yucatecs
yuc·ca ['yə-kə] -n
- any of a genus ( Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western No. America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usu. woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
- cassava
yuck ['yək] -n
(variant of yuk)
- laugh
- joke, gag
- laugh, joke usu. used in the phrase yuk it up
yucky ['yə-kē] -adj
- repugnant, distasteful
- unpleasant, disagreeable
Yug -abbr
- Yugoslavia
yu·ga ['yu̇-gə, 'yü-] -n
- one of the four ages of a Hindu world cycle
yuk ['yək] -n
- laugh
- joke, gag
- laugh, joke usu. used in the phrase yuk it up
yule ['yül] -n
- the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ : christmas
Yule log -n
- a large log formerly put on the hearth on Christmas Eve as the foundation of the fire
yule·tide ['yül-,tīd] -n
- christmastide
Yu·man ['yü-mən] -n, adj
- an American Indian language family of southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico
yum·my ['yə-mē] -adj
- highly attractive or pleasing
- delicious, delectable
yumyum ['yəm-'yəm] -interj
- used to express pleasurable satisfaction esp. in the taste of food
yup ['yep, or with glottal stop instead of p] -adv
(variant of yep)
- yes
Yu·pik ['yü-pək] -n
- the language of the Eskimo people of southwestern Alaska
- a member of the Yupik-speaking people
yup·pie ['yə-pē] -n, adj
- a young college-educated adult who is employed in a well-paying profession and who lives and works in or near a large city
yuppie flu -n
- chronic fatigue syndrome
yup·pi·fy ['yə-pə-,fī] -vt, n
- to make appealing to yuppies
- to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies
yurt ['yu̇rt] -n
- a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
- a structure that resembles a yurt usu. in size and design