Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (106), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (35), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

Showing 1121-1128 of 1128

1 word is below your SafeSearch level and not shown.

Y is for Yearn

You yearn for something when you really, really want to have it. The lizard in the picture is yearning for the freedom of being outside.

Y is for Yelled

Yelled is the past tense of yell.

Y is for Yellowish

Something is yellowish if it is a little bit yellow but not enough to describe it as completely yellow. Many white things become yellowed as they age, for example the pages of books.

Y is for Yes

Yes is the response you make to a question or statement when you agree with it. For example, if someone asks you "do you want some icecream?" you say "yes" if you want some, and "no" if you don't.

Y is for You

You is a single person being addressed. When you talk about yourself you usually say I or me. When you talk about someone else and you are talking to them, you say you. For example, you are reading this page.

Y is for Young

Something is young if it hasn't grown up and become an adult yet. Babies and children are young. The opposite of young is old. The boy in the picture is young.

Y is for Your

Your means something belongs to you. For example, "here is your drink".

It is not the same as you're.

Z is for Zipped

Zipped is the past tense of zip.