You can buy stamps at a post office.
you'd / yud /
short for you had , you would
you'll / yul /
short for you will
yOUng 1 © / ум] / adjective
( young . er / 'yAggar / young . est / 'yAggast / ) in the early part of life; not old They have two young children. You're younger than me.
—ANTONYM old
young 2 / yAg / noun [ plural ]
baby animals
Birds build nests for their young.
the young children and young people a television program for the young
young • ster / ' yAgstar / noun [ count ]
a young person
There isn't much for youngsters to do here.
your © / уэг; yor / adjective
of or belonging to the person or people I am talking to Where's your car?
Do you all have your books? Show me your hands.
belonging to or connected with people in general You should have your teeth checked every six months.
you're / yor /
short for you are yours Ф / yorz /
something that belongs to you Is this pen yours or mine?
Yours a word that you write at the end of a letter before you write your name
your .self Ф / уэг' self /
( plural your . selves / уэг' selvz / )
a word that shows "you" when I have just talked about you
Did you hurt yourself? Make yourselves a drink.
a word that makes "you" stronger Did you make this cake yourself? "Who told you?" "You told me yourself!" by yourself ; by yourselves
alone; without other people Do you live by yourself?
without help
You can't carry all those bags by yourself. —SYNONYM on your ownyouth Ф / yu9 / noun ( plural youths / yudz / )
[ noncount ] the part of your life when you are young She regrets that she spent her youth traveling and not studying.
He was a fine musician in his youth . —ANTONYM old age
[ count ] a boy or young man
The fight was started by a gang of youths.
the youth [ noncount ] young people
We must do more for the youth of this country.
you've / yuv /
short for you have
yo-yo / ' you you / noun [ count ] ( plural yo-yos )
a toy which is a round piece of wood or plastic with a string around the middle. You put the string on your finger and make the yo-yo go up and down.
yuck / yAk / exclamation
( informal )
a word that you say when you think something looks or tastes disgusting Yuck! I hate cabbage!
►yuck • y / ' yAki / adjective (yuck - i - er, yuck i - est)
This soup tastes yucky. That's a really yucky color.
—SYNONYM disgusting —ANTONYM yummy
yum • my / ' yAmi / adjective ( yumm - i - er , yumm - i - est )
( informal )
tasting very good This cake is yummy.
—SYNONYM delicious —ANTONYM yucky
Zz
Z, Z / zi / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural Z's, z's / ziz / )
the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet "Zoo" begins with a "Z."
ze . bra / 'zibra /
noun [ count ] ( plural ze - bras or ze bra )
an African wild animal like a horse, with black and white lines on its body
zig • zag / ' zigzreg / noun [ count ]
a line that goes up and down, like a lot of letter Ws, one after the other
—Look at the picture at line .
Zinc / zigk / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Zn ) ( CHEMISTRY ) a blue-white metal
Zip / zip / verb ( zips , zip - ping , zipped )
to fasten something together with a zipper She zipped up her dress.
zip code ( also ZIP code ) / ' zip koud / noun
[count]
a group of numbers that you write at the end of an address I want to send you a package — what's your ZIP code?
zip • per / ' zipar / noun [ count ] a long metal or plastic thing with a small part that you pull to close and open things like clothes and bags
the zo • di • ac / da 'zoudiffik / noun [ singular ]
a diagram of the positions of the planets and stars, which is divided into twelve equal parts. Each part has a special name and symbol the twelve signs of the zodiac
—Look at astrology .
zom • bie / ' zambi / noun [ count ]
(in stories) a dead body that has been made alive again by magic
a movie about zombies
zone / zoun / noun [ count ]
a special area that is different from other areas around it Do not enter the danger zone!
zoo / zu / noun [ count ] ( plural zoos )
a place where wild animals are kept, and people can go to look at them
zo • ol • o • gy / zou ' alad3i / noun [ noncount ] ( BIOLOGY ) the scientific study of animals
zoom / zum / verb ( zooms, zoom - ing, zoomed )
to move very fast
The traffic zoomed past us.
zoom in ; zoom out to make something that you are looking at through a camera bigger or smaller by changing the picture controls
The camera zoomed in on a face in the crowd.
If you zoom out, you'll get more background to the picture.
zuc • chi • ni / zu' kini /
( plural zuc chi - ni or zuc - chi - nis ) noun [ count ]
a long vegetable that is green on the outside and white on the inside
—Look at the picture at vegetable .
ze • ro / zirou / number ( plural ze - ros )
the number 0
nothing at all; none
My chances of passing the test are almost zero.
( PHYSICS ) o° Fahrenheit or Celsius
The temperature is five degrees below zero .
