yes: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of yes
- eyes«Word Popularity Bar5/5
eyes
- noun opinion or judgment
- in the eyes of the law
- I was wrong in her eyes
- noun the organ of sight
eye; optic; oculus.
- noun opinion or judgment
- dyes4/5
dye
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dyestuff.
- verb color with dye
- Please dye these shoes
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- hayes4/5
hay
- noun grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
- verb convert (plant material) into hay
- noun grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
- keyes3/5
key
- noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- noun something crucial for explaining
- the key to development is economic integration
- noun metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- reyes3/5
reyes
- noun Chilean poet (1904-1973)
Pablo Neruda; Neftali Ricardo Reyes; Neruda.
- noun Chilean poet (1904-1973)
- bayes3/5
bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- noyes3/5
noise
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- he enjoyed the street noises
- they heard indistinct noises of people talking
- during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
racket; dissonance.
- modern music is just noise to me
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- employes2/5
employ
- noun the state of being employed or having a job
employment.
- they are looking for employment
- he was in the employ of the city
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
apply; use; utilize; utilise.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
- noun the state of being employed or having a job
- byes2/5
bye
- noun you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
pass.
- he had a bye in the first round
- noun a farewell remark
good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; good-bye; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; good day; au revoir.
- they said their good-byes
- noun you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- goodbyes2/5
goodbye
- noun a farewell remark
good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; good-bye; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
- they said their good-byes
- noun a farewell remark
- buckeyes2/5
buckeye
- noun the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
horse chestnut; conker.
- noun tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
horse chestnut; Aesculus hippocastanum.
- noun the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
- lyes2/5
lye
- noun a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- noun a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
- troyes2/5
troy
- noun a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
troy weight.
- noun an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Ilium; Ilion.
- noun a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- mayes2/5
mayes
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- ayes2/5
aye
Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc. ✍ This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.
- osteichthyes1/5
osteichthyes
- noun a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
class Osteichthyes.
- noun a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
- chondrichthyes1/5
chondrichthyes
- noun cartilaginous fishes
class Chondrichthyes.
- noun cartilaginous fishes
- erinyes1/5
erinyes
- noun (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
Fury; Eumenides.
- noun (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
- wyes1/5
wye
- noun the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
y.
- noun the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
- cloyes1/5
cloy
- verb supply or feed to surfeit
surfeit.
- verb cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
pall.
- Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite
- verb supply or feed to surfeit
- styes1/5
stye
- noun an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
hordeolum; eye infection; sty.
- noun an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- deadeyes1/5
deadeye
- noun a dead shot
- noun (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
- noun a dead shot
- walleyes1/5
walleye
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
divergent strabismus; exotropia.
- noun pike-like freshwater perches
walleyed pike; dory; jack salmon; Stizostedion vitreum.
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
- ryes1/5
rye
- noun the seed of the cereal grass
- noun hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
Secale cereale.
- noun the seed of the cereal grass
- goldeneyes1/5
goldeneye
- noun a variety of green lacewing
golden-eyed fly.
- noun large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
whistler; Bucephela clangula.
- noun a variety of green lacewing
- cayes1/5
- kayes1/5
kayes
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- hawkeyes1/5
- oyes1/5
oyes
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- brighteyes1/5
- pyes1/5
- popeyes1/5
- kyes1/5
kyes
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- tyes1/5
tie
- noun neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
necktie.
- he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie
- he wore a vest and tie
- noun a social or business relationship
affiliation; tie-up; association.
- a valuable financial affiliation
- he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
- many close associations with England
- noun neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- nyes1/5
Suffixes of yes
- yesterday«Word Popularity Bar5/5
yesterday
- noun the day immediately before today
- it was in yesterday's newspapers
- noun the recent past
- yesterday's solutions are not good enough
- we shared many yesterdays
- noun the day immediately before today
- yeshiva3/5
yeshiva
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
yeshivah.
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
- yesteryear2/5
yesteryear
- noun the time that has elapsed
past; past times.
- forget the past
- noun the time that has elapsed
- yesterdays2/5
yesterday
- noun the day immediately before today
- it was in yesterday's newspapers
- noun the recent past
- yesterday's solutions are not good enough
- we shared many yesterdays
- noun the day immediately before today
- yeshivah2/5
yeshivah
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
yeshiva.
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
- yessir2/5
yessir
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- yester2/5
yester
Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday. [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.
✍ This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.
- yeses1/5
yes
- noun an affirmative
- I was hoping for a yes
- noun an affirmative
- yesses1/5
yes
- noun an affirmative
- I was hoping for a yes
- noun an affirmative
- yesteryears1/5
yesteryear
- noun the time that has elapsed
past; past times.
- forget the past
- noun the time that has elapsed
- yeshivas1/5
yeshiva
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
yeshivah.
- noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
- yeshivot1/5
yeshivot
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- yesternight1/5
yesternight
The last night; the night last past.
- yeso1/5
yeso
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- yesenia1/5
yesenia
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- yest1/5
yeast
- noun a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
barm.
- noun any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
- noun a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- yestreen1/5
yestreen
Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. R. or Scot.Yestreen I did not know How largely I could live. Bp. Coxe.
- yessiree1/5
- yesso1/5
Derived words of yes
- bayesian«Word Popularity Bar4/5
bayesian
- adjective of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem
- adjective of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem
- eyesight3/5
eyesight
- noun normal use of the faculty of vision
seeing; sightedness.
- noun normal use of the faculty of vision
- polyester3/5
polyester
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- noun a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- gayest2/5
gay
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
homo; homosexual; homophile.
- adjective satellite bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
cheery; sunny.
- a cheery hello
- a gay sunny room
- a sunny smile
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- eyesore2/5
eyesore
- noun something very ugly and offensive
- noun something very ugly and offensive
- dyestuffs2/5
dyestuff
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye.
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- eyestrain2/5
eyestrain
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
asthenopia.
- noun a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
- dyestuff2/5
dyestuff
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye.
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- polyesters2/5
polyester
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- noun a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
- noun any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- mayest2/5
may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- ayesha2/5
ayesha
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- sayest2/5
say
- noun the chance to speak
- let him have his say
- verb express in words
state; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun the chance to speak
- thyestes2/5
- eyesores1/5
eyesore
- noun something very ugly and offensive
- noun something very ugly and offensive
- dryest1/5
dry
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
prohibitionist.
- verb remove the moisture from and make dry
dry out.
- dry clothes
- dry hair
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- shyest1/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- hemingwayesque1/5
hemingwayesque
- adjective in the manner of Ernest Hemingway
- adjective in the manner of Ernest Hemingway
- pseudocyesis1/5
pseudocyesis
- noun physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
false pregnancy.
- noun physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant
- grayest1/5
gray
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grayness; greyness; grey.
- noun clothing that is a grey color
grey.
- he was dressed in grey
- noun a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- slyest1/5
sly
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- eyespot1/5
eyespot
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
ocellus.
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
- eyespots1/5
eyespot
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
ocellus.
- noun an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
- eyeshot1/5
eyeshot
- noun the range of the eye
view.
- they were soon out of view
- noun the range of the eye
- eyeshadow1/5
eyeshadow
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- eyeshadows1/5
eyeshadow
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- noun makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
- eyeshade1/5
eyeshade
- noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
bill; visor; peak; vizor.
- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
- noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- eyeshades1/5
eyeshade
- noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
bill; visor; peak; vizor.
- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
- noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- eyestalks1/5
eyestalk
(Zoöl.) One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
- eyestalk1/5
eyestalk
(Zoöl.) One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
- eyestone1/5
eyestone
A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinid, used to remove a foreign sub stance from the eye. It is rut into the inner corner of the eye under the lid, and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner, bringing with the substance.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `yes`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `yes`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `yes`, some are not.
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