English words starting with ay

Meanings of Ay:

exclamation

Said to express assent; yes.

Usage examples:

Aye, you're right there

noun

An affirmative answer, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

The house divided: ayes 211, noes 271

adverb

Always or still.

Usage examples:

I've aye fancied seeing edinburgh

Meanings of Ayah:

noun

A nursemaid or nanny employed by europeans in india or another former british territory.

Usage examples:

By 1753 you could find indians employed as servants and ayahs, nurses for children, in the househol…

Meanings of Ayahs:

noun

A nursemaid or nanny employed by europeans in india or another former british territory.

Usage examples:

By 1753 you could find indians employed as servants and ayahs, nurses for children, in the househol…

Meanings of Ayahuasca:

noun

A tropical vine of the amazon region, noted for its hallucinogenic properties.

Usage examples:

In south america the sacred use of the psychedelic ayahuasca has moved from the native populations …

Meanings of Ayatollah:

noun

A high-ranking religious leader among shiite muslims, especially in iran.

Usage examples:

The chief ayatollah of the shiite muslims in iraq says he wants direct democratic elections to take…

Meanings of Ayatollahs:

noun

A high-ranking religious leader among shiite muslims, especially in iran.

Usage examples:

The chief ayatollah of the shiite muslims in iraq says he wants direct democratic elections to take…

Meanings of Aye:

exclamation

Said to express assent; yes.

Usage examples:

Aye, you're right there

noun

An affirmative answer, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

The house divided: ayes 211, noes 271

adverb

Always or still.

Usage examples:

I've aye fancied seeing edinburgh

Meanings of Aye-aye:

noun

(used esp. in voting) yes, or a vote that means yes and supports a suggestion or plan of action

Usage examples:

The ayes have it, 20 to 12, and the motion is carried.

Meanings of Ayes:

noun

An affirmative answer, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

The house divided: ayes 211, noes 271

exclamation

Said to express assent; yes.

Usage examples:

Aye, you're right there

adverb

Always or still.

Usage examples:

I've aye fancied seeing edinburgh

Meanings of Aylesbury:

noun

A domestic duck of a breed with white plumage.

Usage examples:

It was also introduced to europe and the famous aylesbury duck of england is, if not exactly the sa…

proper noun

A town in south central england, the county town of buckinghamshire; population 69,300 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Aymara:

noun

A member of a south american people inhabiting the high plateau region of bolivia and peru near lake titicaca.

Usage examples:

For more than 500 years we, the quechuas, aymaras and guaranis, the indians who are native to this …

adjective

Relating to the aymara or their language.

Usage examples:

These wider networks of solidarity, based on family ties, place of origin and ethnicity, have allow…

Meanings of Ayre:

noun

A ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; a sand-spit.

Meanings of Ayrshire:

noun

An animal of a mainly white breed of dairy cattle.

Usage examples:

Besides jerseys and holsteins, other us dairy breeds such as ayrshires, brown swiss, guernseys and …

proper noun

A former county of south-western scotland, on the firth of clyde, now divided into the council areas of north ayrshire, east ayrshire, and south ayrshire.

Meanings of Ays:

noun

An affirmative answer, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

The house divided: ayes 211, noes 271

exclamation

Said to express assent; yes.

Usage examples:

Aye, you're right there

adverb

Always or still.

Usage examples:

I've aye fancied seeing edinburgh

Meanings of Ayurveda:

noun

The traditional hindu system of medicine (incorporated in atharva veda, the last of the four vedas), which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing.

Usage examples:

The efficacy of traditional systems such as ayurveda, siddha and yoga is well-known.