X, Y, Z

Question 0

yank

Answer 0

(v)(informal) to pull with a sudden sharp tug. (n)(informal) a sudden sharp tug.

Question 1

xenophobia

Answer 1

(n) strong dislike or distrust of foreigners.

Question 2

Yankee

Answer 2

(n)1. (informal) an American. 2. (Amer.) an inhabitant of the northern States of the USA, especially New England.

Question 3

yap

Answer 3

(n) a shrill bark. (v)(yapped, yapping)1. To bark shrilly. 2. (informal) to chatter.

Question 4

yardstick

Answer 4

(n) a standard of comparison.

Question 5

yaw

Answer 5

(v)(of a ship or aircraft etc.) to fail to hold a straight course, to turn from side to side. (n) a yawning movement or course.

Question 6

yearling

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(n) an animal between 1 and 2 years old.

Question 7

yearn

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(v) to be filled with great longing.

Question 8

yelp

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(n) a sharp shrill cry or bark. (v) to utter a yelp.

Question 9

yeoman

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(n)(pl yeomen) a man who owns and farms a small estate. Yeoman of the Guard: a member of the British sovereign’s bodyguard, wearing Tudor dress as uniform. Yeoman service: long and useful service.

Question 10

yeti

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(n)(pl yetis) the native (Sherpa) name for the ‘Abominable Snowman’.

Question 11

yew

Answer 11

(n)1. An evergreen tree with dark green needle-like leaves and red berries. 2. Its wood.

Question 12

yield

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(v)1. To give or return as fruit or gain or result, (the land yields good crops); (the investment yields 15%). 2. To surrender, to do what is requested or ordered. 3. To be inferior or confess inferiority, (I yield to none in appreciation of his merits). 4. (of traffic) to allow other traffic to have right of way. 5. To be able to be forced out of the natural or usual shape, eg. under pressure. (n) the amount yielded or produced, the quantity obtained.

Question 13

yob

Answer 13

(n)(slang) a lout, a hooligan.

Question 14

yodel

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(v)(yodelled, yodelling) to sing, or utter a musical call, so that the voice alternates continually between falsetto and its normal pitch. (n) a yodelling cry. Yodeller (n).

Question 15

yogi

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(n)(pl yogis) a devotee of yoga.

Question 16

yoke

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(n)1. A wooden cross-piece fastened over the necks of two oxen or other animals pulling a cart or plough etc. 2. A piece of timber shaped to fit a person’s shoulders and to hold a pail or other load slung from each end. 3. A part of a garment fitting round the shoulders or hips and from which the rest hangs. 4. Oppression, burdensome restraint, (throw off the yoke of servitude). (v)1. To put a yoke upon, to harness by means of a yoke. 2. To unite, (yoked to an unwilling partner).

Question 17

yonder/ yon

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(adv) over there. (adj) situated or able to be seen over there.

Question 18

yore

Answer 18

(n) of yore: of long ago, (in days of yore).

Question 19

yowl

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(n) a loud wailing cry, a howl. (v) to utter a yowl.

Question 20

yule

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(n)(old use) the Christmas festival, also called yule-tide. Yule-log: (n) a large log traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve.

Question 21

zany

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(n) a comical or eccentric person. (adj)(zanier, zaniest) crazily funny.

Question 22

zeal

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(n) enthusiasm, hearty and persistent effort. Zealot (n): a zealous person, a fanatic. Zealous: (adj) full of zeal. Zealously (adv).

Question 23

zenith

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(n)1. The part of the sky that is directly above an observer. 2. The highest point, (his power was at its zenith).

Question 24

zephyr

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(n) a soft gentle wind.

Question 25

zero hour

Answer 25

the hour at which something is timed to begin.

Question 26

zero in on

Answer 26

to take aim at; to concentrate one's attention on.

Question 27

zest

Answer 27

(n)1. Keen enjoyment or interest. 2. A pleasantly stimulating quality, (the risk added zest to the adventure). 3. The coloured part of the peel of an orange or lemon etc., used as flavouring. Zestful (adj), zestfully (adv).

Question 28

zippy

Answer 28

(adj)(zippier, zippiest) lively and vigorous. Zippiness (n).

Question 29

zircon

Answer 29

(n) a bluish-white gem cut from a translucent mineral.

Question 30

zither

Answer 30

(n) a musical instrument with many strings stretched over a shallow box-like body, played by plucking with the fingers of both hands.

Question 31

zone

Answer 31

(n) an area that has particular characteristics or a particular purpose or use. (v)1. To divide into zones. 2. To arrange or distribute by zones, to assign to a particular area. Zonal (adj).