11-letter words starting with y
- yield curve — finance: a graph showing yield of securities with different maturity dates
- yield point — the stress at which an elastic material under increasing stress ceases to behave elastically; under conditions of tensile strength the elongation is no longer proportional to the increase in stress
- ylang-ylang — an aromatic tree, Cananga odorata, of the annona family, native to the Philippines, Java, etc., having fragrant, drooping flowers that yield a volatile oil used in perfumery.
- yo-heave-ho — a cry formerly used by sailors while pulling or lifting together in rhythm
- yoctosecond — one septillionth (10 -24) of a second. Abbreviation: ysec, ys.
- yoghurt pot — a small, usually plastic, container that is used for selling yogurt and, when empty, is often used as a craft material
- yorba linda — a city in SW California.
- yoshkar-ola — a city in and the capital of the Mari Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Kazan.
- you betcha! — absolutely, certainly
- you name it — You say you name it, usually after or before a list, to indicate that you are talking about a very wide range of things.
- young adult — a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).
- young blood — youthful people.
- young fogey — a young or fairly young person who adopts the conservative values of an older generation
- young hyson — a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson)
- young italy — a political society in Italy advocating the unification of Italy, founded by Mazzini in 1831 to replace the Carbonari.
- young thing — a young person.
- your actual — (intensifier)
- yours truly — a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.
- youskevitch — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, U.S. ballet dancer, born in Russia.
- youth court — a court that deals with juvenile offenders and children beyond parental control or in need of care
- youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
- youth group — an organization of young people, as for social purposes, usually under the sponsorship of a church, political organization, or the like.
- youthquakes — Plural form of youthquake.
- yttriferous — yielding or containing yttrium.
- yttrocerite — (mineralogy) A violet-blue mineral, a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.
- yugoslavian — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- yukon river — a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- yummy mummy — an attractive woman who has had children