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yellow ocher |
Noun
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pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica |
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yesteryear |
Noun
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the time that has elapsed |
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yore |
Noun
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time long past |
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yellowcake |
Noun
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an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore |
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year dot |
Noun
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as long ago as anyone can remember |
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yarn-dye |
Verb
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to dye fabric before it is spun |
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yammer |
Verb
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to complain whiningly |
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yammer |
Verb
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to cry loudly, as of animals |
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yawp |
Verb
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to complain whiningly |
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yawp |
Verb
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to make a raucous noise |
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yack away |
Verb
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to talk incessantly and tiresomely |
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yap away |
Verb
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to talk incessantly and tiresomely |
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yaup |
Verb
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to emit long loud cries |
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yank |
Verb
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to pull, or move with a sudden movement |
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yank |
Noun
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a quick, sudden pulling movement |
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yank |
Noun
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short for yankee i.e. an American, often pejorative |
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yearn |
Verb
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to have affection for |
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yearn |
Verb
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to have a desire for something or someone who is not present |
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yearn |
Verb
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to desire strongly or persistently |
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yield up |
Verb
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to surrender, as a result of pressure or force |
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yo |
Interjection
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a greeting like 'hi' |
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yolo |
Phrase
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shortened form of "you only live once" |
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Yottasecond |
Noun
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a period of time equal to one septillion seconds, or 10^24 |
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y'all |
Pronoun
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second person plural pronoun, contraction of "you all" |
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yall |
Pronoun
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second person plural pronoun, contraction of "you all" |
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zealously |
Adverb
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in a passionate manner |
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zestfully |
Adverb
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vigorously and with enthusiastic enjoyment |
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zestily |
Adverb
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with zest |
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zigzag |
Adverb
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in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path |
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zigzag |
Adjective
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having short sharp turns or angles |
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zigzag |
Noun
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an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions |
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zigzag |
Verb
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travel along a zigzag path |
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zoophagous |
Adjective
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of animals, carnivorous |
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zippy |
Adjective
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marked by lively action |
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zippy |
Adjective
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quick and energetic |
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zealous |
Adjective
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marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
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zaftig |
Adjective
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a woman being healthily plump and vigorous |
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zoftig |
Adjective
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healthily plump and vigorous, usually referring to a woman |
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zygodactyl |
Adjective
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of bird feet, having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward |
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zany |
Adjective
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ludicrous, foolish, like a clown |
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zany |
Noun
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a buffoon in one of the old comedies, or someone who is a stupid incompetent fool |
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zero |
Adjective
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indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration |
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zero |
Adjective
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indicating an initial point or origin |
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zero |
Adjective
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of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) |
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zero |
Noun
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the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing |
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zero |
Noun
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the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured |
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zero |
Noun
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a quantity of no importance |
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zero |
Noun
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a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
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zero |
Verb
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adjust, as by firing under test conditions, the zero of a gun |
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zero |
Verb
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adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value |