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Traditional English :: yodel
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yoder.html - v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. (yodelled, yodelling; US yodeled, yodeling) sing with melodious inarticulate sounds and frequent changes between falsetto and the normal voice in the manner of the Swiss mountain-dwellers. --n. |
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Traditional English :: yod
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yoder.html - n.
1 the tenth and smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2 its semivowel sound. [Heb. yod f. yad hand] |
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Traditional English :: yodel
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yoder.html - v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. (yodelled, yodelling; US yodeled, yodeling) sing with melodious inarticulate sounds and frequent changes between falsetto and the normal voice in the manner of the Swiss mountain-dwellers. --n. |
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English Idioms :: yon
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yoder.html - See: HITHER AND THITHER or HITHER AND YON. |
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English Idioms :: yoo-hoo
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yoder.html - {interj.} - Used as an informal call or shout to a person to attract his attention. * /Louise opened the door and called "Yoo-hoo, Mother - are you home?"/ See: ALL RIGHT FOR YOU, I'M TELLING YOU, SAYS WHO or SAYS YOU, THAT'S --- FOR YOU, WHAT HAVE YOU. |
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English Idioms :: you bet your life
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yoder.html - {informal} Most certainly; yes, indeed; without any doubt. - Used to declare with emphasis that a thing is really so. * /Do I like to ski? You bet your life I do./ * /You bet I will be at the party./ * /You can bet your boots that Johnny will come home when his money is gone./ Compare: BET ONE'S BOTTOM DOLLAR. |
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