Definition of y

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Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272..

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Adulterously :: Adulterously (adv.) In an adulterous manner.
Lionel :: Lionel (n.) The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.
Cynical :: Cynical (a.) Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.
Four-o''clock :: Four-o'clock (n.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words..
Bloomy :: Bloomy (a.) Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; as, a bloomy spray..
Nowel :: Nowel (n.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol..
Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) The light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
Innocence :: Innocence (n.) The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness.
Agrostography :: Agrostography (n.) A description of the grasses.
Vagabond :: Vagabond (v. i.) To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.
Tote :: Tote (v. t.) To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes..
Glutinative :: Glutinative (a.) Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.
Amateurish :: Amateurish (a.) In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.
Regeneratory :: Regeneratory (a.) Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; regenerating.
Symbologist :: Symbological (a.) Pertaining to a symbology; versed in, or characterized by, symbology..
Thankful :: Thankful (a.) Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful..
Escalop :: Escalop (n.) A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything. See Scallop..
Attinge :: Attinge (v. t.) To touch lightly.
Suprahepatic :: Supraglotic (a.) Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
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