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adjective(young)(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
Synonyms: new,
Examples:
Young corn.
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noun(young)United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
Synonyms: whitney moore young jr., whitney young,
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noun(young)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)
Synonyms: brigham young,
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noun(young)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)
Synonyms: thomas young,
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adjective(young)suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
Examples:
He is young for his age.
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noun(young)United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
Synonyms: cy young, danton true young,
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noun(young)United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
Synonyms: loretta young,
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noun(young)young people collectively
Synonyms: youth,
Antonyms: aged,
Examples:
Rock music appeals to the young.
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adjective(young)(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Synonyms: immature,
Antonyms: old,
Examples:
Young people.
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adjective(young)not tried or tested by experience
Examples:
A young hand at plowing.
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noun(young)English poet (1683-1765)
Synonyms: edward young,
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noun(young)United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
Synonyms: lester willis young, pres young,
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adjective(young)being in its early stage
Examples:
A young industry.
The day is still young.
The day is still young.