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Young yellow yaks yodelling in Yongala.

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Y is for Yew

The yew tree is a kind of conifer originally from parts of Europe, Africa, Iran and Asia. It is a small to medium, slow-growing tree, reaching around 10 to 20 metres high. The leaves and seeds of the tree are very bitter and poisonous. The yew's pine cones are unusual, being more like a berry with a single seed. The berries are eaten by some kinds of birds.

Y is for Yield

Yield means to wait, defer to or give preference to something. When driving, a yield sign means that the driver facing the sign must stop and wait for other cars to pass before continuing to drive.

Y is for Yip

A yip is a short, sharp bark, very similar to a yap.

Y is for Yiros

Yiros is another word for gyros.

Y is for Yo-yo

A yoyo is a toy made from two heavy halves with a gap between them. A string is looped around an axle in the gap, but not tied on. You hold onto the end of the string, usually by a loop that goes around your finger, and you can make the yoyo go up and down. You can also do lots of other tricks once you get good at playing with a yoyo.

Y is for Yodel

Yodelling is a kind of singing that frequently changes between your ordinary voice and falsetto. Swiss mountaineers sing like this.

Y is for Yoga

Yoga is a traditional mental and physical discipline originally from India. In modern times in the Western world, yoga usually takes the form of poses and stretches as a form of exercise, but traditionally was also an aid to meditation.

Y is for Yoghurt

Yoghurt is made from fermenting milk. Yoghurt is very sharp and tangy on its own. Modern yoghurt often has fruit and sugar added. Yoghurt is nice to eat on its own, with fruit or breakfast cereal, or frozen as a kind of icecream.

Y is for Yoke

A yoke is something that connects two oxen together at the neck so they can pull a heavy load.
Yoke also refers to the part of a garment that goes around the top part of the shoulders, front and back, around your neck.

Y is for Yolk

The yolk of an egg is the yellow part inside the egg. The clear or yellowy-white part is called the white of the egg. It goes white when you cook it, and the yolk stays yellow but goes crumbly.

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 You're

You're is a contraction of you are.

Y is for Your

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

It is not the same as you're.

Y is for Yuck

Yuck is a sound you make when you think something is disgusting. Children often say yuck about food they don't like to eat.

Y is for Yum

Yum, or yummy, is a sound you make when you really enjoy your food.
Yummy is also an adjective that children use to describe really delicious food.

Y is for Yurt

A yurt is a building made by people in Mongolia and nearby areas in central Asia. It is a round building with no central support inside, with the walls held together by tensioned rope and the walls covered by felt.