All English words - page 6539

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…

Meanings of Yosemite:

noun

A national park (= an area of a country that is protected by the government because of its natural beauty or because it has a special history) in central california

Usage examples:

In areas such as california's yosemite national park, black bears view humans and their camps as so…

Meanings of You:

pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.

Usage examples:

Are you listening?

Meanings of You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink:

phrase

You can give someone an opportunity, but you can't force them to take it.

Usage examples:

But the old, old cliché says you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink, well we be…

idiom

Used to emphasize that you can make it easy for someone to do something, but you cannot force them to do it

Meanings of You can say that again:

I completely agree with you

Usage examples:

"it's hot!" "you can say that again."

phrase

Used to express emphatic agreement.

Usage examples:

‘the weather's been bad.’ ‘you can say that again!’

Meanings of You can’t judge a book by its cover:

phrase

Outward appearances are not a reliable indication of the true character of someone or something.

Usage examples:

And i think that, like this movie says, you can't judge a book by its cover.

idiom

Said to show that you cannot know what something or someone is like by looking only at that person or thing's appearance

Meanings of You can’t make an omelet (omelette):

idiom

It is hard to achieve something important without causing unpleasant effects

Meanings of You snooze, you lose:

idiom

Used to mean that if you do not pay attention and do something quickly, someone else will do it instead of you

Usage examples:

You have to take advantage of those deals while you can. it's a case of "you snooze you lose" in th…

Meanings of You-bet:

idiom

Yes, i agree

Usage examples:

"you will pick up alice after school, won’t you?" "you bet."

Meanings of You-can-say-that-again:

phrase

Used to express emphatic agreement.

Usage examples:

‘the weather's been bad.’ ‘you can say that again!’

idiom

I completely agree with you

Usage examples:

"it's hot!" "you can say that again."

Meanings of You-got-it:

idiom

Used to say that you will quickly do what someone has asked you to do

Usage examples:

"would you get me a coffee?" "sure, you got it!"

Meanings of You're welcome:

Used as a polite answer when someone thanks you for something

Usage examples:

"thanks for returning the video." "you’re welcome!"

phrase

Used as a polite response to thanks.

Usage examples:

‘thank you for your help.’ ‘you're welcome.’

Meanings of Youd:

contraction

You had.

Usage examples:

You'd better remember it

Meanings of Young:

adjective

Having lived or existed for only a short time.

Usage examples:

A young girl

noun

Offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth.

Usage examples:

Many grebes carry their young on their backs

Meanings of Young-adult:

noun

A person who is in his or her late teenage years or early twenties

Usage examples:

Now that my kids are young adults, i'm grateful we're still close., casual wear for teens and young…

Meanings of Young-at-heart:

adjective

Especially of middle-aged or elderly people: having qualities associated with young people, especially energy, enthusiasm, or optimism.

noun

With plural agreement. with the: young at heart people as a class.

idiom

Thinking and behaving as if you are younger than you really are

Usage examples:

Dad may be nearly 90 but he's still young at heart.

Meanings of Young-lady:

idiom

Used when you are speaking angrily to a young person

Usage examples:

Mind your language, young lady!, if you would bring your young man along too, we would be delighted…

Meanings of Young-man:

noun

A young man who is not satisfied with people in authority and expresses strong opinions about them

Usage examples:

Martin amis was never really one of the angry young men.

Meanings of Young-offender:

noun

A special place for people who have done bad things and are too young to be sent to prison

Meanings of Young-offender-institution:

noun

A special place for people who have done bad things and are too young to be sent to prison