<B>yore, </B>noun, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>of yore,</B> <B>a. </B>of time past; of long ago; former. <BR> <I>Ex. In days of yore how fortunately fared The Minstrel! (Wordsworth). He spoke of the trolley parties and picnics of yore (James T. Farrell).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>in time past; of old; formerly. <BR> <I>Ex. Here haunted of yore the fabulous Dragon of Wantley (Scott).</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> (Obsolete.) long ago; years ago. </DL>
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<B>york, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Cricket.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to bowl (a batsman) out. <BR> <I>Ex. Soon Watson was yorked (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to strike (the wicket) with a yorker. </DL>
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<B>York, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the English royal house, a branch of the Plantagenets, descended from Richard, Duke of York, which reigned from 1461 to 1485. Its emblem was a white rose. The three kings of this house were Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. </DL>
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<B>yorker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Cricket.) a bowled ball that strikes the ground just barely in front of the bat. </DL>
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<B>York Imperial,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large yellow apple with red stripes, growing in mild climates. </DL>
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<B>Yorkist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a supporter or member of the royal house of York, especially in opposition to the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with the royal house of York. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the party that fought against the Lancastrians. </DL>
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<B>York Rite,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the two branches of advanced Freemasonry. </DL>
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<B>Yorks</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> Yorkshire. </DL>
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<B>Yorkshire, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a breed of white hogs with erect ears developed in the early 1800's in Yorkshire, England. </DL>
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<B>Yorkshireman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a native or resident of Yorkshire, England. </DL>
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<B>Yorkshire pudding,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a batter cake made of milk, flour, egg, and salt, baked in the drippings of, and served with, roast beef. </DL>
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<B>Yorkshire terrier,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of an English breed of small, shaggy dogs with a steel-blue coat, weighing four to eight pounds. </DL>
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<B>yorsh, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Russian.) a drink that is a mixture of vodka and beer. </DL>
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<B>Yoruba, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bas</B> or <B>-ba.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a large linguistic group of coastal West Africa. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Sudanic language of this group. </DL>
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<B>Yoruban, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the Yoruba people or language. </DL>
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<B>you, </B>pronoun. pl. or sing., poss. <B>your</B> or <B>yours,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (obj.) <B>you.</B> <DD><B> 1. </B>the person or persons spoken to. <BR> <I>Ex. Are you ready? Then you may go.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>one; anybody. <BR> <I>Ex. You never can tell. You push this button to turn on the light.</I> </DL>
<B>young, </B>adjective, <B>younger,</B> <B>youngest,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>in the early part of life or growth; not old. <BR> <I>Ex. A puppy is a young dog.</I> (SYN) immature, undeveloped. <DD><B> 2. </B>having the looks, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth or a young person. <BR> <I>Ex. She looks and acts young for her age.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of, having to do with, or belonging to youth; early. <BR> <I>Ex. In his young days he was very hot-tempered.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not as old as another or the other; junior (used especially to distinguish the younger of two persons in thesame family having the same name or title). <BR> <I>Ex. After graduating young Mr. Jones worked for his father.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>being in its early stage; not far advanced; lately begun, formed, introduced, or brought into use; recent; new. <BR> <I>Ex. a young firm, a young country. The night was still young when they left the party.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>without much experience or practice; green; raw. <BR> <I>Ex. I was too young in the trade to be successful.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>representing or favoring new and usually progressive or radical policies, tendencies, or the like. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Physical Geography.) youthful. <DD><I>noun </I> young animals, collectively; offspring. <BR> <I>Ex. An animal will fight to protect its young.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the young,</B> </I>young people, collectively. <BR> <I>Ex. I have always lived with people older than myself, ... though it is very nice to be with the young (Annie F. Hector).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>with young,</B> </I>pregnant. <BR> <I>Ex. Goats grow fat when they are with young (Edward Topsell).</I> noun <B>youngness.</B> </DL>
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<B>youngberry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the large, sweet, purplish-black fruit of a trailing bramble, a hybrid between a blackberry and a dewberry, grown largely in the southwestern United States. </DL>
<B>Younger Edda,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a collection of old Norse legends, poems, and rules for writing poetry, written in the first half of the 1200's. </DL>
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<B>young-eyed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the outlook of one who is young; not cynical through age or experience. <DD><B> 2. </B>having the bright or lively eyes of a young person. </DL>
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<B>youngish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> rather young. </DL>
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<B>youngling, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a young person, animal, or plant. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a novice; beginner. <DD><I>adj. </I> young; youthful. </DL>
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<B>young man,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a man who is young or in early manhood. <DD><B> 2. </B>a lover or fiance. </DL>
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<B>Young Men's Christian Association,</B> <B>=Y.M.C.A.</B></DL>
<B>Young's modulus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) a measure of the rigidity or firmness of a material, defined as the ratio, within the elastic limit, of the stress in the material to the corresponding strain. <BR> <I>Ex. Silica glass lacks stiffness; in technical terms, silica glass has quite a low Young's modulus (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
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<B>youngster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a person who is no longer an infant but not yet at the age of puberty; child. <BR> <I>Ex. a toy certain to please any youngster. He is a lively youngster.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a person who is not yet an adult; one who is, or is viewed as being, still a youth; young person. <BR> <I>Ex. The old farmer was as spry as a youngster.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. Alberta is one of the youngsters of the Canadian family--it has been a province only since 1905 (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a young animal. <DD><B> 4. </B>(U.S.) a midshipman in the second year at the United States Naval Academy. <DD><B> 5. </B>(British.) a midshipman in grade less than four years. </DL>
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<B>Young Turks,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the members of a group or party impatient with the existing organization and wishing to reform it. <BR> <I>Ex. I've heard some of the Young Turks on your editorial staff talk that way (Esquire).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a reformist body of relatively young army officers, government functionaries, and intellectuals, that originated in Turkey in the 1800's. <DD><B> 3. </B>the political group that grew out of this, active just before and during World War I, by which in large part Kemal Ataturk was enabled to seize the reins of power in Turkey. </DL>
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<B>Young Women's Christian Association,</B> <B>=Y.W.C.A.</B></DL>
<B>younker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Archaic or Informal.) a young fellow; youngster. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a young nobleman or gentleman. </DL>
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<B>your, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (possessive form of) <B>you.</B> <DD><B> 1. </B>of or belonging to you. <BR> <I>Ex. Wash your hands.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with you. <BR> <I>Ex. We enjoyed your visit.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>that you know; well-known; that you speak of; that is spoken of. <BR> <I>Ex. your real lover of music, your average voter.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B><I>Your</I> is used as part of some titles. <BR> <I>Ex. Your Lordship, Your Highness, Your Honor.</I> </DL>
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<B>you're,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> you are. </DL>
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<B>yourn, </B>pronoun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Substandard or Dialect.) yours. </DL>
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<B>yours, </B>pronoun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (sing. and pl., possessive case of) <B>you.</B> <DD><B> 1. </B>the one or ones belonging to or having to do with you. <BR> <I>Ex. This pencil is yours. My hands are clean; yours are dirty. I like ours better than yours.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>at your service. <BR> <I>Ex. I am yours to command.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B><I>Yours</I> is used at the end of a letter with some other word. <BR> <I>Ex. Sincerely yours.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>of yours,</B> </I>belonging to or having to do with you. <BR> <I>Ex. Is he a friend of yours?</I> </DL>
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<B>yourself, </B>pronoun, pl. <B>-selves.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the emphatic form of <B>you.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. You yourself know the story is not true.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the reflexive form of <B>you.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. You will hurt yourself. Ask yourself what you really want. Try to do it by yourself.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>your real or true self. <BR> <I>Ex. You aren't yourself today.</I> </DL>
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<B>yourselves, </B>pronoun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>yourself.</B> </DL>
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<B>yours truly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a phrase used at the end of a letter, before the signature. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) I; me. <BR> <I>Ex. Yours truly, sir, has an eye for a ... fine horse (Wilkie Collins).</I> </DL>
