Webster's Dictionary 1913

01

Y

Y (wī). Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a p...

02

Y (2)

Y (wī), n.; pl.Y's (wīz) orYs. Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y. Specifically: (a) One of the forked holders for supporting the...

03

Y (3)

Y (ī), pron. I. King Horn. Wyclif.

04

Y current

Y current. (Elec.) The current through one branch of the star arrangement of a three-phase circuit.

05

Y level

Y″ lev′el (?). (Surv.) See under Y, n.

06

Y-

{ Y– (?), orI– }. [OE. y-, i-, AS. ge-, akin to D. & G. ge-, OHG. gi-, ga-, Goth. ga-, and perhaps to Latin con-; originally meaning, together. Cf. Com-, Aware, Enough, Handiwor...

07

Ya

Ya (yä), adv. Yea. Chaucer.

08

Yacare

Yac″a‐re′ (yăk″ȧ‐rā′), n. [See Jacare.] (Zoöl.) A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together...

09

Yacca

Yac″ca (yăk″kȧ), n.(Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale browni...

10

Yacht

Yacht (yŏt), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jagōn, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG. gāhi ...

11

Yacht (2)

Yacht, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.

12

Yachter

Yacht″er (–ẽr), n. One engaged in sailing a yacht.

13

Yachting

Yacht″ing, n. Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.

14

Yachtman

Yacht″man (–man), n. See Yachtsman.

15

Yachtsman

Yachts″man (yŏts″man), n.; pl.Yachtsmen (–men). One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.

16

Yaf

Yaf (yäf), obs.imp. of Give. [AS. geaf, imp. of giefan to give. See Give] Gave. See Give. Chaucer.

17

Yaffingale

Yaf″fin‐gale (?), n. [See Yaffle, and cf. Nightingale.] (Zoöl.) The yaffle.

18

Yaffle

Yaf″fle (yăf″f'l), n.(Zoöl.) The European green woodpecker (Picus, orGenius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bir...

19

Yager

Ya″ger (?; 277), n. [G. jäger a hunter, from jagen to chase, hunt.] (Mil.) In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasse...

20

Yaguarundi

Ya′gua‐run″di (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Jaguarondi. [Written also yaguarondi, and yagouarondi.]

21

Yahoo

Ya″hoo (?), n. 1. One of a race of filthy brutes in Swift's “Gulliver's Travels.” See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character.3. A...

22

Yahweh

{ Yah″weh (?), Yah″we, n. Also Jah″veh (?), Jah″ve, etc. } A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated Jehovah in the Bible; — used by some critics to discriminate th...

23

Yahwism

{ Yah″wism (?), n. Also Jah″vism (?) }. 1. The religion or worship of Yahweh (Jehovah), or the system of doctrines, etc., connected with it.2. Use of Yahweh as a name of God.

24

Yahwist

Yah″wist (?), n. Also Jah″vist (�), Jah″wist, older Je‐ho″vist. The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or J...

25

Yajur-Veda

‖Yaj″ur–Ve″da (yȧj″ûr–vā′dȧ or –vē′dȧ), n. [Skr. yajur-vēda.] See Veda.

26

Yak

Yak (yăk), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zoöl.) A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are ...

27

Yakamilk

Yak″a‐milk (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Trumpeter, 3 (a).