1. an unknown quantity.
2. (in Cartesian coordinates) the y-axis.

1. the 25th letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Y or y, as in yet, city, or rhythm.
3. something having the shape of a Y.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter Y or y.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Y or y.

1. the YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, or YWHA.

1. yen¹ (def. 1).

1. the 25th in order or in a series.
2. the medieval Roman numeral for 150.
3. admittance (def. 4).
4. yttrium.
5. tyrosine.

1. a prefix occurring in certain obsolete words (ywis) and especially in archaic past participles: yclad.

1. a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to” the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached: juicy; grouchy; rumbly; dreamy. Sometimes used to mean “allowing, fostering, or bringing about” the specified action: sippy.

1. a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, added to monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliest use, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or common nouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simply informal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function of -y2 (-ie ) is the formation from adjectives of nouns that denote exemplary or extreme instances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective (sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of -y2 (-ie ) has been lost are now standard in formal written English (goalie; movie).

1. a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns: carpentry; infamy.

1. yard; yards.
2. year; years.

1. the 25th letter of the modern English alphabet
2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a semivowel, as in yawn, or a vowel, as in symbol or shy
• something shaped like a Y
• (in combination)

1. the y- axis or a coordinate measured along the y- axis in a Cartesian coordinate system
2. an algebraic variable

1. any unknown, unspecified, or variable factor, number, person, or thing
2. yttrium
3. currency
• yen
• yuan

1. characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling
2. tending to; acting or existing as specified

1. denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity
2. a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being

1. indicating the act of doing what is indicated by the verbal element
2. indicating state, condition, or quality

1. year

1. YMCA or YWCA

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