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Yawn
- noun - an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"
- be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
- utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance"
Yean
- - To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean.
Yuan
- noun - the basic unit of money in China
- the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
Yuen
- - The crowned gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called also wooyen, and wooyen ape.
Zain
- - A horse of a dark color, neither gray nor white, and having no spots.
Zein
- - A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained from the seeds of Indian corn (Zea) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous substance.
Zion
- noun - an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
- originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'"
Zoon
- - An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; -- opposed to zooid. H. Spencer. (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.