 | yen : n. unit of money in Japan,strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel (noun) a yearning for something or to do something synonyms : hankering Mnemonic:(yen--It is also the currency of japan , imagine you are having a strong desire of going to japan and get some yen's from there.) |
 | yeoman : n. (Brit) (esp arch ) farmer who owns and works his land, man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer (noun) in former times was free and cultivated his own land synonyms : beefeater , yeoman of the guard Mnemonic : (Yeoman can be compared to ploughman. A yeoman is someone who owns a piece of land and is free to cultivate it, while a ploughman makes one's way laboriously. They are both, therefore using physical resources.) |
 | yield : v. bear, produce or provide amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender (noun) production of a certain amount synonyms : output Mnemonic :(Yield sounds similar to field. A field is an area where crop is grown, and yield is the amount of crop produced in it as an outcome of one's effort.) |
 | yoke : n. shaped piece of wood fixed across the necks of two animals (esp oxen) pulling a cart, plough, etc, join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals (noun) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team synonyms : coupling Mnemonic :(Yoke is similar to stoke. Yoke is the harness for oxen and stoke is to tend and fuel a fire, both having a utility.) |
 | yokel : n. simple-minded country person; bumpkin ;rustic; (noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture synonyms : bumpkin , chawbacon , hayseed , hick , rube , yahoo Mnemonic :(Yokel sounds like total...a person who is a total fumbler.) |
 | yore : n. of yore (arch or rhet ) long ago, time long past; Ex. in the days of yore (noun) time long past Mnemonics :(Yore is similar to lore. Yore means, a long time ago and lore means a body of traditions... traditions that have come down through time. |
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