Graduate Vocabulary

123,635 words and 147,492 expressions at the graduate level.

y'allternativenoun

A modern outgrowth of traditional country music that incorporates elements of rock while keeping the country twanginess.

Y-intersectionnoun

Synonym of Y-junction.

Y-intersectionsnoun

plural of Y-intersection

yabba-dabba-doointj

Alternative spelling of yabba dabba doo.

yachtsmanshipsnoun

plural of yachtsmanship

yackety-yackedverb

simple past and past participle of yackety-yack

yackety-yackingverb

present participle of yackety-yack

yackety-yakkedverb

simple past and past participle of yackety-yak

yackety-yakkingverb

present participle of yackety-yak

yakety-yakkingverb

present participle of yakety-yak

yakity-yakkingverb

present participle and gerund of yakity-yak

yakkety-yakkedverb

simple past and past participle of yakkety-yak

yakkety-yakkingverb

present participle of yakkety-yak

yalkaparidontidnoun

Any extinct marsupial of the family †Yalkaparidontidae

yalkaparidontidsnoun

plural of yalkaparidontid

Yamatokōriyamaname

A city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

yangochiropterannoun

Any microbat of the suborders Yangochiroptera or Vespertilioniformes

yangochiropteransnoun

plural of yangochiropteran

Yankeeficationnoun

Alternative form of Yankification.

Yankuntjatjarranoun

Alternative spelling of Yankunytjatjara.

Yankunytjatjaranoun

An Aboriginal Australian people of the state of South Australia.

yanornithiformnoun

Any ornithuromorph dinosaur of the group Yanornithiformes.

yanornithiformsnoun

plural of yanornithiform

yassificationsnoun

plural of yassification

yatapoxvirusesnoun

plural of yatapoxvirus

year-over-yearadj

Compared to the same time period in the previous year (for example, monthly inflation).

Yekaterinoslavname

Former name of Dnipro.

yellow-cardingverb

present participle and gerund of yellow-card

yellow-crownedadj

Of a bird, having yellow plumage covering the top part of the head.

yellow-hammersnoun

plural of yellow-hammer

yellow-jacketsnoun

plural of yellow-jacket

yellow-orangesnoun

plural of yellow-orange

yellow-rattlesnoun

plural of yellow-rattle

yellow-skinnedadj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Having yellow skin.

yellow-spottedadj

Alternative spelling of yellowspotted.

yellow-throatedadj

Having a yellow-colored throat; sometimes a taxonomic epithet.

yellowthroatedadj

Alternative spelling of yellow-throated.

Yenisei-Ostyakname

Synonym of Yeniseian (“language family”).

yersiniabactinnoun

A polyketide-peptide siderophore isolated from bacteria of the genus Yersinia.

yester-millenniumadv

From a millennium ago; from a previous millennium.

yester-morrowsnoun

plural of yester-morrow

yesterday-today-and-tomorrownoun

The flowering plant Brunfelsia pauciflora, of Brazil.

yesterday-today-and-tomorrowsnoun

plural of yesterday-today-and-tomorrow

yestermillenniumadv

Alternative form of yester-millennium.

yinpterochiropterannoun

Any bat of the suborder Yinpterochiroptera

yinpterochiropteransnoun

plural of yinpterochiropteran

yod-coalescencenoun

Alternative form of yod coalescence.

yoghurt-knitternoun

A left-wing, environmentalist or hippie person.

yoghurt-knittersnoun

plural of yoghurt-knitter

yoghurt-knittingnoun

An imagined hobby of left-wing, environmentalist or hippie people.

yogibogeyboxesnoun

plural of yogibogeybox

yogurt-knitternoun

Alternative spelling of yoghurt-knitter.

yogurt-knittersnoun

plural of yogurt-knitter

yogurt-knittingnoun

Alternative form of yoghurt-knitting.

yohimbinizationnoun

Treatment with yohimbine.

yoko-tobi-gerinoun

A karate kick performed while leaping sideways.

Yorkshirepeoplenoun

plural of Yorkshireperson

Yorkshirepersonnoun

A person from Yorkshire.

Yorkshirepersonsnoun

plural of Yorkshireperson

Yorkshirewomannoun

A woman from Yorkshire.

Yorkshirewomennoun

plural of Yorkshirewoman

young-adulthoodnoun

Alternative form of young adulthood.

young-adulthoodsnoun

plural of young-adulthood

Young-Earthersnoun

plural of Young-Earther

youthfulnessesnoun

plural of youthfulness

youthsplainersnoun

plural of youthsplainer

youthsplainingverb

present participle of youthsplain

youthsploitationnoun

A genre of exploitation films starring young actors.

yttrocolumbitenoun

Yttrotantalite.

yttrofluoritesnoun

plural of yttrofluorite

yttropyrochlorenoun

A discredited pyrochlore mineral containing niobium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

yttrotantalitenoun

A brown or black tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium.

yttrotantalitesnoun

plural of yttrotantalite

yttrotitanitesnoun

plural of yttrotitanite

yttrotungstitenoun

A rare mineral consisting of calcium, yttrium, magnesium, aluminium, iron, silicon, hydrogen and tungsten.

Yugo-nostalgianoun

Nostalgia for the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Yugo-nostalgicadj

Exhibiting or relating to Yugo-nostalgia.

Yugoslaviannessnoun

Quality of being Yugoslavian.

Yugoslavisticsnoun

Yugoslavian studies.

yumitori-shikinoun

The bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.

yunnanosauridsnoun

plural of yunnanosaurid

Yuulngu-Dhanguname

A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Elcho Island off the north coast of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

Yuulngu-Dhiyakuyname

A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in Ngukurr in the Northern Territory.

Yuulngu-Dhuwalname

A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken at Milingimbi in the Northern Territory.

Yuulngu-Dhuwalaname

A Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language spoken in Milingimbi and Yirrkala in the Northern Territory.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinskname

A city, the administrative centre of Sakhalin Oblast, on Sakhalin Island, in the Far East of Russia.

Yuzhnoukrainskname

A city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine before November 2024

Yverdon-les-Bainsname

A town and municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.