English words starting with yor

Meanings of Yore:

noun

Of a long time ago

Usage examples:

This was once a roman road in days of yore.

Meanings of York:

verb

(of a bowler) bowl out (a batsman) with a ball that pitches under the bat.

Usage examples:

Hudson was finally yorked by benjamin

noun

The archbishop of the northern province of the church of england. the office carries the title of primate of england.

proper noun

A city in north yorkshire, northern england, on the river ouse; population 136,900 (est. 2009). the romans occupied the site, known as eboracum, from ad 71 until about ad 400; in ad 867 it was taken by the vikings. it is the seat of the archbishop of york and is noted for its magnificent cathedral, york minster.

Meanings of Yorker:

noun

A ball bowled so that it pitches immediately under the bat.

Usage examples:

He bowls a good yorker

Meanings of Yorkers:

noun

A ball bowled so that it pitches immediately under the bat.

Usage examples:

He bowls a good yorker

Meanings of Yorkist:

noun

An adherent or a supporter of the house of york, especially in the wars of the roses.

Usage examples:

Only then did she fully take over the reins of government in her husband's name to set out to destr…

adjective

Relating to the house of york.

Usage examples:

The town rallied itself to the yorkist cause

Meanings of Yorkshire:

proper noun

A county of northern england, traditionally divided into east, west, and north ridings. since 1996 the northern part of the area has formed the county of north yorkshire, while the rest of the yorkshire area consists of unitary authorities.

noun

An area of northern england that includes the counties (= areas with their own local government) of north yorkshire, south yorkshire, east yorkshire, and west yorkshire

Usage examples:

He was born in bramhope, near leeds in yorkshire., hockney loved to paint his native yorkshire coun…

Meanings of Yorkshireman:

noun

A man from yorkshire.

Usage examples:

He was a direct, straight talking yorkshireman who always spoke his mind.

Meanings of Yoruba:

noun

A member of an african people of south-western nigeria and benin.

Usage examples:

The proportion of yorubas in nigeria who are muslim, catholic, or protestant or who subscribe to tr…

adjective

Relating to the yoruba or their language.

Usage examples:

Hustu de la madrid, better known as el negro, chants out something in the yoruba language as he tos…