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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
yard
year
yttrium
YMCA
YWCA
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COMMON USAGE
25th
why
wye
yes
Yankee (NATO alphabet)
gym
club
axis
coordinate
chromosome
second unknown
fork
intersection
slingshot
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
ex follower
ex’s successor
last of passersby
lead in Yentl
leader of YMCA
leader of youth
leader of Yemen, Yugoslavia
Mexican and —
one of you
they finally
Yankee
Yankee on the radio
yesterday’s leader
you at the front
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NOUNS: PLACES
athletic club
capital of Yemen, Yugoslavia
central Egypt
club
community organization
country’s eastern border
east end of city
gym
health club
journey’s end
Orly’s terminal
place to exercise
rec center
terminal in Albany, Calgary, Sydney, Troy
top of Yosemite
west of Yemen, Yugoslavia
YMCA
YWCA
25th row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
athletic organization
close of play
closing of factory, Hairspray, highway, library, Rocky, subway, university
club
conclusion of survey, trilogy
divining rod
dowsing rod
electrical junction
end of my
family activities organization
final in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography, geometry, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, trigonometry
fork in the road
forked stick
introduction to youth
jury’s conclusion
opening/premiere of Yentl
piece of yarn
right of way
second-last letter
slingshot
story’s conclusion
termination of pregnancy
there in France
three-way circuit
three-way intersection
type of chromosome
unlimited dye
vowel or consonant
yttrium
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back/rear of boy, lady
head of yak
interior of eye
male-determining chromosome
naked eye
tail of bluejay, doggy, donkey, husky, guppy, lamprey, monkey, mudpuppy, puppy, turkey
youngster’s face
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
thong strap?
Yvonne’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
last piece of candy, celery, taffy, turkey
serving of yams
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
7th of January
8th of February
3rd of May
4th of July
Fourth of July
close of day, play
end of century, day, holiday
first of year
fourth of July
journey’s end
year
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VERBS
beginning to yak, yank, yawn, yell, yellow, yield
club
coordinate
edges away from gym
ending in calamity
ending in January, February, May, July
ending in tragedy
ending on Friday
finally lay, may, pay, try
fork
heading to Yemen
heading to your —
yes, —
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
and in Spanish
back from Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kentucky, Norway, Paraguay, Sicily, Turkey, Uruguay
back from holiday
beginning in/west of Yemen, Yugoslavia
close to discovery
close to city
close to machinery
close to my —
finally happy
first of your —
happy at last
head of your —
inside of eye, gym
last but one
last of many
last of twenty
there in France, Paris
Yemen’s first
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Y BEFORE WORD
after closing of highway
after Joyce’s heart
after Wayne’s heart
behind Emily’s back
behind Henry’s back
coordinate with —
following Yvette’s lead
fork over —
yellow caps —
Y-front
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WORD AROUND Y
gaining entrance to yard
has yen (to) —
hugging ex’s successor
pocketing yen
taking fork in the road
taking gym
with fork included
with insertion of fork
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Y INSIDE WORD
fork inserted into —
gym sports —
yen to enter —
yesterday’s leader inspired by —
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Y AFTER WORD
at end of holiday
before closing of subway
by day’s end
fork-tailed
with the naked eye
yellow dogs —
—, end of story
—, happy at last
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DELETE Y
dropping fork
dropping gym
gym is out of
overlooking gym
why not?
with no end of gravy, money, opportunity, passers-by
yellow deserts —
yellow leaves —
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