young

/jˈʌŋ/

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Adjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
Adjective Satellite
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
Adjective Satellite
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age"
Adjective Satellite
being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young"
Adjective Satellite
not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
Noun
any immature animal
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United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
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United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
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British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
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United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
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English poet (1683-1765)
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United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
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United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
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young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
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Antonyms

aged old
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