y's - The Dictionary

Y 1 (w?)n.1. The Young Men’s Christian Association, The Young Women’s Christian Association, or one of their facilities. Used with the.2. The Young Men’s Hebrew Association, The Young Women’s Hebrew Association, or one of their facilities. Used with the.Y 21. The symbol for yttrium.2. The symbol for admittance.3. The symbol for hypercharge.Y 3abbr. yeary 1 or Y (w?)n. pl. y’s or Y’s also ys or Ys 1. The 25th letter of the modern English alphabet.2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter y.3. The 25th in a series.4. Something shaped like the letter Y.y 2The symbol for ordinate.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.y (wa?) or Yn, pl y’s, Y’s or Ys1. (Linguistics) the 25th letter of the modern English alphabet2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a semivowel, as in yawn, or a vowel, as in symbol or shy3. a. something shaped like a Yb. (in combination): a Y-cross. y symbol for 1. (Mathematics) the y-axis or a coordinate measured along the y-axis in a Cartesian coordinate system 2. (Mathematics) an algebraic variable Y symbol for 1. any unknown, unspecified, or variable factor, number, person, or thing 2. (Elements & Compounds) chem yttrium 3. (Currencies) currency a. yenb. yuan Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Y, y (wa?) n., pl. Ys Y’s, ys y’s. 1. the 25th letter of the English alphabet, a semivowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 3. something shaped like a Y. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter Y or y. Y (wa?) the Y, Informal. the YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, or YWHA. Y yen 1. Y Symbol. 1. the 25th in order or in a series. 2. (sometimes l.c.) Elect. admittance. 3. Chem. yttrium. 4. Biochem. tyrosine. y Math. Symbol. an unknown quantity or a variable. y- or i- a prefix occurring in certain obsolete words (iwis) and esp. in archaic past participles (yclad; yclept). [Middle English y-, i- (reduced variant a-), Old English ge-, prefix with perfective, intensifying, or collective force; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon ge-, gi-, Old High German ga-, gi, Gothic ga-] -y1 or -ey an adjective-forming suffix meaning ?characterized by or inclined to? the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached: bloody; cloudy; sexy; squeaky. [Old English -ig; c. German -ig] -y2 or -ie a noun-forming suffix, added to monosyllabic bases, occurring in endearing or familiar names or common nouns formed from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; granny; sweetie; tummy) and in various other usu. informal coinages, sometimes pejorative (boonies; goalie; groupie; Okie; rookie). This suffix also forms from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extreme instances of the quality specified (baddie; biggie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usu. unfavorable sense of the adjective (sharpie; sickie; whitey). Compare -o, -sy. [late Middle English (Scots)] -y3 , a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), and also found in other abstract nouns (infamy). [representing Latin -ia -ia, -ium -ium1; Greek -ia, -eia, -ion; French -ie; German -ie] y. 1. yard. 2. year. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.YThe symbol for yttrium. The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.