Words accepting Y as a front hook with definitions
109 entries
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | AG | AEOS | [n. -S] · agriculture «© the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming» (=ags) |
| Y | AH | AIS | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · aah «to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise» (=ahed ahing ahs) / ----- { aah aahing ah § aahs ahs § aah aahed aahing aahs ah ahed ahing ahs § ah § ah § aah ah ar } |
| Y | AM | AIPU | [v. IS, WAS, WERE or WAST° or WERT, BEEN, BEING°, AM, ARE° or ART°] · to have actuality |
| Y | AR | BCEFKMOST | [n. -S] · the letter R / ----- { aah aahing ah § aahs ahs § aah aahed aahing aahs ah ahed ahing ahs § ah § ah § aah ah ar } |
| Y | AS | HKPS | [b.] · to the same degree |
| Y | AW | AELN | [i.] · used to express protest, disgust, or disbelief |
| Y | AY | ES | [n. AYS] · aye «an affirmative vote» / ----- { ay aye oy yay yays yea yeah yep yes § ayes ays yeahs yeas yeps yeses yesses § ay aye ayes oy yes yeses yessed yesses yessing § ay aye oy yay yea § ay aye oy yay yea yeah yeh yep yes } |
| Y | EH | — | [i.] · used to express doubt or surprise |
| Y | EN | DGS | [n. -S] · the letter N |
| Y | ER | AEGNRS | [i.] · used to express hesitation |
| Y | ES | ST | [n. ESES] · ess «the letter S» / ----- { es ess § eses esses § es ess esses } |
| Y | ET | AH | [v. ATE° or ET, EATEN, EATING°, EATS] · to consume food |
| Y | EW | E | [interj.] Expression of disgust or nausea. / ----- { ew § ew § eeew eew ew } |
| Y | ID | S | [n. -S] · a part of the psyche |
| Y | IN | KNS | [v. INNED, INNING°, INS] · to harvest |
| Y | OD | ADES | [n. -S] · a hypothetical force of natural power / ----- { od odyl odyle § ods odyles odyls § od ods § ods } |
| Y | OK | AE | [n.] Endorsement / ----- { ok okay okeh § okays § ok okay okayed okaying okays okeh § ok okay okeh § ok okay okeh § ok okay okeh } |
| Y | OM | AS | [n. -S] · a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality |
| Y | ON | EOS | [n. -S] · the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket |
| Y | OW | ELNT | [i.] · used to express sudden pain |
| Y | UM | MPS | [v. UMMED, UMMING, UMS] · to hesitate or pause in speaking (=ummed umming ums) / ----- { em hum um umm § ums § um umm ummed umming ums § um umm } |
| Y | UP | OS | [v. UPPED, UPPING°, UPS] · to raise |
| Y | ACK | — | †! [n.] An acknowledgement either of a packet or a message received from a network. |
| Y | AFF | — | [b.] · off «to go away» / ----- { aff off § off offed offing offs § off § off } |
| Y | AGE | DERS | [v. AGED, AGING° or AGEING°, AGES] · to grow old |
| Y | AGS | — | [n. -S] · agriculture «© the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming» (=ags) |
| Y | ARE | AGS | [n. -S] · a unit of surface measure |
| Y | AWL | S | [n. -S] · a pointed tool for making small holes |
| Y | AWN | SY | [n. -S] · a bristlelike appendage of certain grasses - AWNED AWNLESS AWNY [a.] |
| Y | AYS | — | [n. AYS] · aye «an affirmative vote» / ----- { ay aye oy yay yays yea yeah yep yes § ayes ays yeahs yeas yeps yeses yesses § ay aye ayes oy yes yeses yessed yesses yessing § ay aye oy yay yea § ay aye oy yay yea yeah yeh yep yes } |
| Y | EAR | LNS | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to form the fruiting head of a cereal |
| Y | EGG | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to incite or urge |
| Y | ELD | S | [n. -S] · old age |
| Y | ELK | S | [n. -S] · a large deer |
| Y | ELL | S | [n. -S] · the letter L |
| Y | ENS | — | [n. ENTIA] · an entity |
| Y | IDS | — | [n. -S] · a part of the psyche |
| Y | ILL | SY | [n. -S] · an evil / ----- [a. ILLER, ILLEST] · not well |
| Y | INS | — | [v. INNED, INNING°, INS] · to harvest |
| Y | ODS | — | [n. -S] · a hypothetical force of natural power / ----- { od odyl odyle § ods odyles odyls § od ods § ods } |
| Y | OKE | HS | [n. -S] · oka «a Turkish~ unit of weight» / ----- { oka oke § okas okes § oke } |
| Y | OOF | — | [i.] · used to express discomfort |
| Y | ORE | S | [n. -S] · a mineral or rock containing a valuable metal |
| Y | OUR | S | [o.] · a possessive form of the pronoun we |
| Y | OWE | DS | [v. OWED, OWING, OWES] · to be under obligation to pay or repay |
| Y | OWL | SY | [n. -S] · a nocturnal bird |
| Y | UKE | S | [n. -S] · ukelele «ukulele» / ----- { ukelele ukulele § uke ukeleles ukes ukuleles } |
| Y | UPS | — | [v. UPPED, UPPING°, UPS] · to raise |
| Y | WIS | EHPST | [v. past tense WIST°] · to know -- WIS and WIST are the only accepted forms of this verb; it cannot be conjugated further / ----- { weet wis wit witing § wits § weet weeted weeting weets wis wissed wist wisted wisting wists wit witing witting wost wot wots wotted wotting § wis § wis wot § wot } |
| Y | AGER | S | [n. -S] · one that ages «to grow old» |
| Y | AGES | — | [v. AGED, AGING° or AGEING°, AGES] · to grow old |
| Y | AMEN | DST | [n. -S] · a word used at the end of a prayer to express agreement |
| Y | ARAK | S | [n. -S] · arrack «an Oriental liquor» / ----- { arak arrack rack § araks arracks } |
| Y | AULD | — | [a. AULDER, AULDEST] · old «living or existing for a relatively long time» / ----- { auld elder eldest old olde oldest ole wold § elders eldests olds § elder elders § auld aulder auldest elder eldest old olde older oldest ole wold } |
| Y | AWED | — | [v. AWED, AWING or AWEING, AWES] · to inspire with awe «reverential fear» |
| Y | AWLS | — | [n. -S] · a pointed tool for making small holes |
| Y | AWNS | — | [n. -S] · a bristlelike appendage of certain grasses - AWNED AWNLESS AWNY [a.] |
| Y | CLAD | ES | [v. CLADDED, CLADDING°, CLADS] · to coat one metal over another (=cladded) / ----- { clothes § beclothe beclothed beclothes beclothing clad clothe clothed clothes clothing § clothed } |
| Y | EARN | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gain or deserve for one's labor or service / ----- { earn ern erne § ernes erns § earn ern erne erns } |
| Y | EARS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to form the fruiting head of a cereal |
| Y | EAST | S | [n. -S] · a cardinal point of the compass |
| Y | EGGS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to incite or urge |
| Y | ELKS | — | [n. -S] · a large deer |
| Y | ELLS | — | [n. -S] · the letter L |
| Y | ESES | — | [n. ESES] · ess «the letter S» / ----- { es ess § eses esses § es ess esses } |
| Y | ILLS | — | [n. -S] · an evil / ----- [a. ILLER, ILLEST] · not well |
| Y | OGEE | DS | [n. -S] · an S-shaped molding - OGEED [a.] (=ogeed) |
| Y | OKES | — | [n. -S] · oka «a Turkish~ unit of weight» / ----- { oka oke § okas okes § oke } |
| Y | ORES | — | [n. -S] · a mineral or rock containing a valuable metal |
| Y | OURS | — | [o.] · a possessive form of the pronoun we |
| Y | OWED | — | [v. OWED, OWING, OWES] · to be under obligation to pay or repay |
| Y | OWES | — | [v. OWED, OWING, OWES] · to be under obligation to pay or repay |
| Y | OWIE | S | [interj.] Synonym of ow. |
| Y | OWLS | — | [n. -S] · a nocturnal bird |
| Y | UKES | — | [n. -S] · ukelele «ukulele» / ----- { ukelele ukulele § uke ukeleles ukes ukuleles } |
| Y | ULAN | S | [n. -S] · uhlan «one of a body of Prussian~ cavalry» / ----- { uhlan ulan § uhlans ulans } |
| Y | UPON | — | [p.] · on «the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket» |
| Y | AGERS | — | [n. -S] · one that ages «to grow old» |
| Y | AMENS | — | [n. -S] · a word used at the end of a prayer to express agreement |
| Y | ANTRA | L | [n. -TRA or -TRUMS] · a cavity in a bone |
| Y | ARAKS | — | [n. -S] · arrack «an Oriental liquor» / ----- { arak arrack rack § araks arracks } |
| Y | ARROW | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to indicate the proper position of with an arrow «a linear figure with a wedge-shaped end» |
| Y | AWING | — | [v. AWED, AWING or AWEING, AWES] · to inspire with awe «reverential fear» |
| Y | AWNED | — | [n. -S] · a bristlelike appendage of certain grasses - AWNED AWNLESS AWNY [a.] |
| Y | CLEPT | — | [v. CLEPED or CLEPT, CLEPING, CLEPES] · to call by name / ----- { clepe clip § clepes § clepe cleped clepes cleping clept clip yclept § ycleped yclept } |
| Y | EARLY | — | [b. -LIER, -LIEST] · near the beginning of a period of time or a series of events |
| Y | EARNS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gain or deserve for one's labor or service |
| Y | EASTS | — | [n. -S] · a cardinal point of the compass |
| Y | ESSES | — | [n. -ES] · the letter S / ----- { es ess § eses esses § es ess esses } |
| Y | ESTER | S | [n. -S] · a type of chemical compound |
| Y | OGEES | — | [n. -S] · an S-shaped molding - OGEED [a.] (=ogeed) |
| Y | OWIES | — | a minor painful injury [n. -S] |
| Y | OWING | — | [v. OWED, OWING, OWES] · to be under obligation to pay or repay |
| Y | ULANS | — | [n. -S] · uhlan «one of a body of Prussian~ cavalry» / ----- { uhlan ulan § uhlans ulans } |
| Y | ARROWS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to indicate the proper position of with an arrow «a linear figure with a wedge-shaped end» |
| Y | AWNING | S | [n. -S] · a rooflike canvas cover - AWNINGED [a.] |
| Y | CLEPED | — | [v. CLEPED or CLEPT, CLEPING, CLEPES] · to call by name / ----- { clepe clip § clepes § clepe cleped clepes cleping clept clip yclept § ycleped yclept } |
| Y | EARNED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gain or deserve for one's labor or service |
| Y | EARNER | S | [n. -S] · one that earns «to gain or deserve for one's labor or service» |
| Y | ATAGHAN | S | [n. -S] · yataghan «a Turkish~ sword» / ----- { ataghan yatagan yataghan § ataghans yatagans yataghans } |
| Y | EANLING | S | [n. -S] · yeanling «the young of a sheep or goat» / ----- { eanling yeanling § eanlings yeanlings } |
| Y | EARNERS | — | [n. -S] · one that earns «to gain or deserve for one's labor or service» |
| Y | EARNING | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gain or deserve for one's labor or service |
| Y | EASTING | S | [n. -S] · a movement toward the east |
| Y | OURSELF | — | [o.] · myself -- used in formal or regal contexts |
| Y | ATAGHANS | — | [n. -S] · yataghan «a Turkish~ sword» / ----- { ataghan yatagan yataghan § ataghans yatagans yataghans } |
| Y | EANLINGS | — | [n. -S] · yeanling «the young of a sheep or goat» / ----- { eanling yeanling § eanlings yeanlings } |
| Y | EARNINGS | — | [n.] · something earned |
| Y | OURSELVES | — | [o.] · © ; sing. Ourself «/». An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case |
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