Yacht
Yacht, [yot]n.a small ship for pleasure, &c.
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Webster's Dictionary 1806
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Yager
Yagern.a hunter, a soldierEtym. (Ger.)
Yam
Yamn.a West-Indian root
Yamboo
Yamboon.a genus of plants, with fruit like a plum
Yapoon
Yapoonn.cassia, or south sea tea
Yard
Yardn.ground enclosed to a house, a measure of three feet, a pole to hang sails upon
Yardwand
Yardwandn.a stick to measure a yard by, a yard
Yare
Yarea.dexterous, ready, nimble, eager, covetous
Yarely
Yarelyad.dexterously, skilfully, covetously
Yarn
Yarnn.spun wool or flax, coarse woollen thred
Yarrish
Yarrisha.having a rough and dry taste
Yarrow
Yarrown.a plant of many leaves
Yaw
Yawv.i.to rise in blisters, breaking in white froth as cane juce in sugar worksEtym. (W. Indies)
Yawl
Yawln.a ship's boat;v.i.to bawl, yell, roar, cry
Yawn
Yawnv.i.to gape, to open wide;n.a gaping
Yawning
Yawningpa.gaping, sleepy, slumbering, dull
Yaws
Yawsn.the African name for a raspberry, a disease among the Africans
Yawwning
Yawwningn.the act of gaping with noise
Yclad
Yclada.clad, clothed, dressed, covered, ob.
Ycleped
Yclepeda.called, named, denominated, ob.
Ye
Yenom. pl.of thou
Yea
Yeaad.yes, surely, certainly, truly, verily, indeed
Yean
Yeanv.i.to bring forth young as sheep
Yeanling
Yeanlingn.the young of sheep, a young lamb
Year
Yearn.the space of twelve calender months
Yearbook
Yearbookn.the name of certain books containing reports of English law cases
Yearling
Yearlinga.being a year old;n.a beast a year old