Doctor: What seems to be the trouble?
Patient: Doctor, I keep getting the feeling that nobody can hear what I say.
Doctor: What seems to be the trouble?
n. - hindu system of meditation and asceticism designed to effect reunion with the universal spirit.
- system of physical exercises and breathing control used in yoga. [sanskrit, = union]
YOGI
n. (pl. -s) devotee of yoga. [hindustani: related to *yoga]
YOKE
—n. - wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two oxen etc. And attached to the plough or wagon to be pulled.
- (pl. Same or -s) pair (of oxen etc.).
- object like a yoke in form or function, e.g. A wooden shoulder-piece for carrying a pair of pails, the top section of a garment from which the rest hangs.
- sway, dominion, or servitude.
- bond of union, esp. Of marriage. —v. (-king) 1 put a yoke on.
- couple or unite (a pair).
- (foll. By to) link (one thing) to (another).
- match or work together. [old english]
YOLK
n. Yellow inner part of an egg. [old english: related to *yellow]
YORE
n. of yore a long time ago. [old english, = long ago]
YORK
v. Cricket bowl out with a yorker. [back-formation from *yorker]
YOUD
contr. - you had.
- you would.
YOUR
poss. Pron. - of or belonging to you.
- colloq. Often derog. Much talked of; well known (your typical professor). [old english]
YOWL
—n. Loud wailing cry of or as of a cat or dog in distress. —v. Utter a yowl. [imitative]
