yarn-spinning
— Adjective
– English
~ inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings)
yarrow
— Noun
– English
~ ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
yashmac
— Noun
– English
~ the face veil worn by Muslim women
yashmak
— Noun
– English
~ the face veil worn by Muslim women
Yasser Arafat
— Noun
– English
~ Palestinian statesman who was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1929-2004)
Yastrzemski
— Noun
– English
~ United States baseball player (born in 1939)
yataghan
— Noun
– English
~ a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
yatobyo
— Noun
– English
~ a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
yaup
— Verb
– English
~ emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
yaupon holly
— Noun
– English
~ an evergreen shrub
yautia
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
yavapai
— Noun
– English
~ a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona
Yavapai
— Noun
– English
~ the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai
yaw
— Noun
– English
~ an erratic deflection from an intended course
yaw
— Verb
– English
~ deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
yaw
— Verb
– English
~ be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
yaw
— Verb
– English
~ swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"