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Yawed
- verb - be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
- deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
- swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
Yawls
- noun - a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
Yawns
- 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"
Yawny
- unknown - characterized by or producing yawning
Yawps
- verb - complain whiningly
- make a raucous noise
Yazoo
- noun - a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
Yeara
- - The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba). See under Poison, a.
Yearn
- verb - desire strongly or persistently
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- wish or long for
Years
- noun - a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
- a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
- a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
- a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
- a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
- the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
- the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"