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‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short + o'yra` tail. ] (Zool.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [ Also spelt Brachyoura. ] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the Brachyura. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Cf. F. brachyure. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Cayuga. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York, forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Indian pony. [ Northw. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dasy`s thick, shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure. ] 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also native cat. There are several species. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure. [ PJC ]

n. a natural family including the dasyures, native cats, pouched mice, banded anteaters, and Tasmanian devils.
Syn. -- family Dasyuridae, family Dasyurinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or like, the dasyures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats.
Syn. -- genus Dasyurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Named after Sir Humphry Davy, the English chemist. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An Indian tree (Pterospermum acerifolium) having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called also mayeng. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the language of the Caribs. ] A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. Petty; paltry; mean; as, a picayunish business. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) any polymer containing [ -NH.CO.O- ] linkages; such polymers are much used as the basis of light but rigid foams for packaging (
polyurethane foam) and for hard coatings, as on floors. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. See Poly-, and Urine. ] (Med.) A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either protein or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less thirst. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; pus + &unr_; urine. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Vars of Wikiup. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Chin. ] (Min.) Jade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Flicker, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Yuca, its name in St. Domingo. ] (Bot.) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The species with more rigid leaves (as Yucca aloifolia, Yucca Treculiana, and Yucca baccata) are called Spanish bayonet, and one with softer leaves (Yucca filamentosa) is called bear grass, and Adam's needle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yucca moth (Zool.), a small silvery moth (Pronuba yuccasella) whose larvae feed on plants of the genus Yucca. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (a) A California boring weevil (Yuccaborus frontalis). (b) A large mothlike butterfly (Megathymus yuccae) of the family Megatimidae, whose larva bores in yucca roots. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ Cf. G. jucken, D. yeuken, joken. See Itch. ] To itch. [ Prov. Eng. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To scratch. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. an interjection expressing repugnance or distaste. [ PJC ]

n. a laugh; also, a joke or gag; -- usually used in the plural, as, the skit got lots of yucks. [ slang ]
Syn. -- laugh; gag; joke [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Yockel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a reaction of repugnance or distaste; -- used in discussion of acceptability of proposed new foods, medicines, etc. among potential consumers or patients. [ PJC ]

a. Repugnant or distasteful. [ slang ]
Syn. -- disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repugnant, revolting. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) The crowned gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also wooyen, and wooyen ape. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. iufte. ] Russia leather. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Skr. yuga an age, a yoke. See Yoke. ] (Hindoo Cosmog.) Any one of the four ages, Krita, or Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali, into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Jugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. adj. Of or pertaining to Yugoslavia; as, Yugoslavian wine.
Syn. -- Yugoslavian, Jugoslav, Jugoslavian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Jugoslavian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. & t. Same as Yuck. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A species of Magnolia (Magnolia conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under Magnolia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. yol, &yogh_;ol, AS. geól; akin to geóla December or January, Icel. jōl Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. Jolly. ] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. [ 1913 Webster ]

And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule
In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yule block, or
Yule log, a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth on Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony. --
Yule clog, the yule log. Halliwell. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Designating, or pertaining to, an important linguistic stock of North American Indians of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, nearly all agriculturists and adept potters and basket makers. Their usual dwelling is the brush wikiup, and in their native state they wear little clothing. The Yuma, Maricopa, Mohave, Walapi, and Yavapai are among the chief tribes, all of fine physique. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl.; sing. Yuma /sing>. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The a wider sense, the term sometimes includes the Mohaves and other allied tribes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Very pleasing or attractive; especially, pleasing to the taste; delicious; scrumptious. [ colloq. ]
Syn. -- delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An Indian of a linguistic stock of tribes of the Peruvian coast who had a developed agricultural civilization at the advent of the Spaniards, before which they had been conquered by the Incas. They constructed irrigation canals which are still in use, adorned their buildings with bas-reliefs and frescoes, and were skilled goldsmiths and silversmiths. -- Yun"can a.

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'i`ygx the wryneck. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ young urban professional + -ie. ] an ambitious young adult, usually college-educated, living in or near a large city, with a professional career and an affluent lifestyle. The "u" in the word is sometimes interpreted as meaning “upwardly mobile”. [ PJC ]