English words starting with yok

Meanings of Yok:

noun

Another term for yuck2.

Meanings of Yokeable:

adjective

That may be joined together by, or as if by, a yoke; especially (of an animal) suitable for being placed in a yoke.

Meanings of Yoked:

verb

Put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.

Usage examples:

A plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together

noun

A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

Usage examples:

The god told him that he would meet a cow that had never borne the weight of a yoke or plough.

Meanings of Yokefellow:

noun

A person linked to or associated with another, especially in some work or activity; an associate or partner in an undertaking; a fellow-worker. also occasionally (literal): a draught animal coupled with another in a yoke.

Meanings of Yokel:

noun

An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.

Usage examples:

She confirmed my suspicions of country folk being idiotic yokels as correct.

Meanings of Yokeless:

adjective

Without a yoke around the neck; not fitted with, or restrained by, a yoke. frequently figurative: not subject to restraint or control; unrestrained, undisciplined.

Meanings of Yokels:

noun

An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.

Usage examples:

She confirmed my suspicions of country folk being idiotic yokels as correct.

Meanings of Yokemate:

noun

A person or thing closely linked or associated with another in some way, as a spouse, a workmate, etc.; compare yokefellow . also occasionally literal: a draught animal coupled with another in a yoke.

Meanings of Yoker:

noun

A person who or (occasionally) a thing which yokes; especially a person who puts a yoke on a draught animal, or who restrains an animal with a neck yoke.

Meanings of Yokes:

noun

A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

Usage examples:

The god told him that he would meet a cow that had never borne the weight of a yoke or plough.

verb

Put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.

Usage examples:

A plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together

Meanings of Yokewise:

adverb

In the manner or form of a yoke; specifically (with reference to position or alignment) transversely, crosswise, horizontally.

Meanings of Yokewood:

noun

Any of certain caribbean trees yielding wood for construction, especially mastwood, catalpa longissima.

Meanings of Yoking:

verb

Put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.

Usage examples:

A plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together

noun

A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

Usage examples:

The god told him that he would meet a cow that had never borne the weight of a yoke or plough.

Meanings of Yokohama:

proper noun

A seaport on the island of honshu, japan; population 3,562,983 (2007). it is a major port and the second largest city in japan.

Meanings of Yokozuna:

noun

A grand champion sumo wrestler.

Usage examples:

An aura of dignity is as necessary for a yokozuna as strength and skill

Meanings of Yokozunas:

noun

A grand champion sumo wrestler.

Usage examples:

An aura of dignity is as necessary for a yokozuna as strength and skill

Meanings of Yoks:

noun

Another term for yuck2.

Meanings of Yokuts:

noun

(a member of) any of about 40 closely related north american indian peoples of central california; these peoples collectively.

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the yokuts or their languages.