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young

adjectivenoun /jəŋ/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 11
Definitions
adjective

harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

“young corn”

adjective

in an early period of life or development or growth

“young people”

adjective

not tried or tested by experience

“a young hand at plowing”

noun

English poet (1683-1765)

noun

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

adjective

being in its early stage

“a young industry”

noun

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

noun

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)

noun

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)

adjective

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

“he is young for his age”

noun

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

noun

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

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