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- Yaw - v. i. - To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
- Yaw - v. i. & t. - To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
- Yaw - n. - A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
- Yaw-weed - n. - A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white, odorous flowers.
- Yawd - n. - A jade; an old horse or mare.
- Yawed - imp. & p. p. - of Yaw
- Yawing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Yaw
- Yawl - n. - A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
- Yawl - v. i. - To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
- Yawl-rigged - a. - Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
- Yawn - v. i. - To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate.
- Yawn - v. i. - To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything.
- Yawn - v. i. - To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
- Yawn - v. i. - To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings.
- Yawn - n. - An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
- Yawn - n. - The act of opening wide, or of gaping.
- Yawn - n. - A chasm, mouth, or passageway.
- Yawned - imp. & p. p. - of Yawn
- Yawning - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Yawn
- Yawningly - adv. - In a yawning manner.
- Yawp - v. & n. - See Yaup.
- Yaws - n. - A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several varieties of this disease, variously known as framboesia, pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
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- G5490 χάσμα - 5490 χάσμα - ΧΆΣΜΑ - - chásma - khas'-mah - from a form of an obsolete primary (to "gape" or "yawn"); a "chasm" or vacancy (impassable interval):--gulf. - Noun Neuter - greek
- H6473 פָּעַר - 6473 פָּעַר - פָּעַר - - pâʻar - paw-ar' - a primitive root; to yawn, i.e. open wide (literally or figuratively); gape, open (wide). - Verb - heb
- H6474 פַּעֲרַי - 6474 פַּעֲרַי - פַּעֲרַי - - Paʻăray - pah-ar-ah'-ee - from פָּעַר; yawning; Paarai, an Israelite; Paarai. - Proper Name Masculine - x-pn