Y, wye
(noun) the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Wye
A river in England, and Wales, the fifth-longest in the UK.
A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent.
A village in Kent, England.
• Wey, wey, yew
Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps cognate with Old French ui or gui. However Old Irish had a glyph, a u with an i underneath it, and pronounced wye.
wye (plural wyes)
The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.
Synonym: triangle
wye (plural wyes)
(poetic, obsolete) A warrior or fighter.
(poetic, obsolete) A hero; a man, person.
• Wey, wey, yew
Source: Wiktionary
Wye, n.; pl. Wyes (.
1. The letter Y.
2. A kind of crotch. See Y, n. (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
