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yacht |
Noun
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an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing |
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yacht |
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travel in a yacht |
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yagi |
Noun
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a sharply directional antenna |
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yard |
Noun
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an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) |
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yard |
Noun
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a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen |
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yard |
Noun
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the enclosed land around a house or other building |
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yard |
Noun
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an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
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yard |
Noun
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a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) |
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yard |
Noun
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a tract of land where logs are accumulated |
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yard |
Noun
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a unit of volume, as for sand or gravel |
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yard |
Noun
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet |
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yard |
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 |
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yardarm |
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either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship |
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yarder |
Noun
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a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road |
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yarder |
Noun
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the height or length of something in yards, used only in combinations |
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yard donkey |
Noun
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a winch, or system of winches, powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road |
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yard goods |
Noun
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merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
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yard marker |
Noun
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in American football, a marker indicating the current position of the play, measured as yards from the center of the field |
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yardstick |
Noun
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a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
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yardstick |
Noun
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a measure or standard used for comparison |
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yard measure |
Noun
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a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
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yarmulke |
Noun
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a skullcap worn by Jews, especially at prayer |
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yarmulka |
Noun
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a skullcap worn by Jews, especially at prayer |
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yarmelke |
Noun
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a skullcap worn by Jews, especially at prayer |
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yashmak |
Noun
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the face veil worn by Muslim women |
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yashmac |
Noun
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the face veil worn by Muslim women in Turkish |
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yataghan |
Noun
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a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge |
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yawl |
Noun
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a sailing vessel with two masts |
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yawl |
Noun
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a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) |
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yawl |
Verb
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emit long loud cries |
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yoke |
Noun
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stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team |
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yoke |
Noun
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fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment |
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yoke |
Noun
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a connection, like a clamp or vise, between two things so they move together |
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yoke |
Noun
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support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end |
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yoke |
Noun
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a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke |
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yoke |
Noun
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two items of the same kind |
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yoke |
Noun
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an oppressive power |
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yoke |
Verb
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to put a yoke on or join with a yoke |
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yoke |
Verb
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to link with or as with a yoke |
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yoke |
Verb
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to become joined or linked together |
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yoke |
Noun
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the control mechanism for an aircraft |
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yo-yo |
Noun
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a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand |
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yo-yo |
Verb
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to play with a yo-yo |
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yurt |
Noun
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a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting |
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youngness |
Noun
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the opposite of oldness |
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youth |
Noun
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the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person |
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youth |
Noun
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young people collectively |
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youth |
Noun
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a young person (especially a young man or boy) |
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youth |
Noun
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early maturity |
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youth |
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the time of life between childhood and maturity |