English Dictionary: Yuan | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Y89 \Y"[89]\ ([emac]"[eit]), n.; pl. {Y[89]n} ([emac]"[eit]n). An eye. [Obs.] From his y[89]n ran the water down. --Chaucer. | |
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Yam \Yam\ (y[acr]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native name.] (Bot.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus {Dioscorea}; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is {D. sativa}, but several others are cultivated. {Chinese yam}, a plant ({Dioscorea Batatas}) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species. {Wild yam}. (a) A common plant ({Dioscorea villosa}) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock. (b) An orchidaceous plant ({Gastrodia sesamoides}) of Australia and Tasmania. | |
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Yam \Yam\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. [U. S.] | |
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Yamma \Yam"ma\, n. [See {Llama}.] (Zo[94]l.) The llama. | |
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Yawn \Yawn\, n. 1. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open. One person yawning in company will produce a spontaneous yawn in all present. --N. Chipman. 2. The act of opening wide, or of gaping. --Addison. 3. A chasm, mouth, or passageway. [R.] Now gape the graves, and trough their yawns let loose Imprisoned spirits. --Marston. | |
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Yawn \Yawn\ (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [f4]anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g[be]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[c6]nan to yawn, open wide, G. g[84]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[emac]n, gein[omac]n, Icel. g[c6]na to yawn, gin the mouth, OSlav. zijati to yawn, L. hiare to gape, yawn; and perhaps to E. begin, cf. Gr. cheia` a hole. [root]47b. Cf. Begin, Gin to begin, {Hiatus}.] 1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. [bd]The lazy, yawning drone.[b8] --Shak. And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod beneath. --Trumbull. 2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything. 't is now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn. --Shak. 3. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment. --Shak. 4. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings. [bd]One long, yawning gaze.[b8] --Landor. | |
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Yean \Yean\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Yeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yeaning}.] [AS. e[a0]nian, or gee[a0]nian; perhaps akin to E. ewe, or perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Ean}.] To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean. --Shak. | |
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Yewen \Yew"en\, a. Made of yew; as, yewen bows. | |
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Yin \Yin\, n. A Chinese weight of 2[frac23] pounds. | |
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Ynough \Y*nough"\, Ynow \Y*now"\, a. [See {Enough}.] Enough. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Yom \Yom\, n. [Heb. y[d3]m.] Day; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish feast days; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Yom Teruah (lit., day of shouting), the Feast of Trumpets. | |
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Yon \Yon\ (y[ocr]n), a. [OE. yon, [yogh]on, AS. geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jen[emac]r, Icel. enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains. [root]188. Cf. {Beyond}, {Yond}, {Yonder}.] At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. --Milton. Though fast yon shower be fleeting. --Keble. | |
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Yon \Yon\, adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic] But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. --Milton. | |
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Yuen \Yu"en\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The crowned gibbon ({Hylobates pileatus}), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also {wooyen}, and {wooyen ape}. | |
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Yumas \Yu"mas\, n. pl.; sing. {Yuma}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc. Note: The a wider sense, the term sometimes includes the Mohaves and other allied tribes. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Yona, GU (CDP, FIPS 83950) Location: 13.41434 N, 144.77308 E Population (1990): 2262 (477 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Yuma, AZ (city, FIPS 85540) Location: 32.67745 N, 114.62016 W Population (1990): 54923 (22689 housing units) Area: 56.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85364 Yuma, CO (city, FIPS 86750) Location: 40.12390 N, 102.72406 W Population (1990): 2719 (1256 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80759 Yuma, TN Zip code(s): 38390 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
YAUN /yawn/ n. [Acronym for `Yet Another Unix Nerd'] Reported from the San Diego Computer Society (predominantly a microcomputer users' group) as a good-natured punning insult aimed at Unix zealots. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Yamaha electronics and motorbikes. They make music synthesizers, {CD-Rom Writers} and HiFi sound equipment. {Home (http://www.yamaha.com/)}. (1997-04-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
YAUN /yawn/ Yet Another Unix Nerd. Reported from the San Diego Computer Society (predominantly a {microcomputer} users' group) as a good-natured punning insult aimed at {Unix} zealots. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-11) |