Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter Y - Page 1
Y () Y, The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 145, 178-9, 272.
Note: It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from the Greek [Upsilon], originally the same letter as V. Etymologically, it is most nearly related to u, i, o, and j. g; as in full, fill, AS. fyllan; E. crypt, grotto; young, juvenile; day, AS. d[ae]g. See U, I, and J, G.
Note: Y has been called the Pythagorean letter, because the Greek letter [Upsilon] was taken to represent the sacred triad, formed by the duad proceeding from the monad; and also because it represents the dividing of the paths of vice and virtue in the development of human life.
Y's (n. pl. ) of Y.
Ys (n. pl. ) of Y.
Y (n.) Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y. Specifically:
Y (n.) One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye.
Y (n.) A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.
Y (n.) (Railroads) A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track.
Y level (Surv.), An instrument for measuring differences of level by means of a telescope resting in Y's.
Y moth (Zool.), A handsome European noctuid moth Plusia gamma) which has a bright, silvery mark, shaped like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings. Its larva, which is green with five dorsal white species, feeds on the cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.
Y (pron.) I.
Y- () Alt. of I- [Obs.] -- King Horn. -- Wyclif.
Y- () A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.
That no wight mighte it see neither yheere. -- Chaucer.
Neither to ben yburied nor ybrent. -- Chaucer.
Note: Some examples of Chaucer's use of this prefix are; ibe, ibeen, icaught, ycome, ydo, idoon, ygo, iproved, ywrought. It inough, enough, it is combined with an adjective. Other examples are in the Vocabulary.
Spenser and later writers frequently employed this prefix when affecting an archaic style, and sometimes used it incorrectly.
Y (n.) A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn: yttrium, Y, atomic number 39]
Y (n.) The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: Y, y, wye].
Y, () General purpose language syntactically like RATFOR, semantically like C. Lacks structures and pointers. Used as a source language for Jack W. Davidson and Christopher W. Fraser's peephole optimiser which inspired GCC RTL and other optimisation ideas.
It is a copy of the original distribution from the University of Arizona during the early 80's, totally unsupported.
["The Y Programming Language", D.R. Hanson, SIGPLAN Notices 16(2):59-68 (Feb 1981)].
[Jack W. Davidson and Christopher W. Fraser, "The Design and Application of a Retargetable Peephole Optimiser", TOPLAS, Apr. 1980].
[Jack W. Davidson, "Simplifying Code Through Peephole Optimisation" Technical Report TR81-19, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1981].
[Jack W. Davidson and Christopher W. Fraser, "Register Allocation and Exhaustive Peephole Optimisation" Software-Practice and Experience, Sep. 1984].
Y, () See fixed point combinator.
Y-O Ranch, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
Population (2000): 242
Housing Units (2000): 86
Land area (2000): 2.436005 sq. miles (6.309225 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.436005 sq. miles (6.309225 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86737
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 42.035835 N, 104.939874 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Y-O Ranch, WY
Y-O Ranch
Y, WY
Y
Y, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000): 956
ousing Units (2000): 818
Land area (2000): 333.415653 sq. miles (863.542540 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.107994 sq. miles (8.049668 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 336.523647 sq. miles (871.592208 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86470
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 62.036803 N, 149.987154 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Y, AK
Y
Ya (adv.) Yea.
Yacare (n.) (Zool.) A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}. [Written also {jacare}.]
Note: The name is also applied to allied species.
Spectacled Caiman (n.) 眼鏡凱門鱷 分布於中南美洲，因眼球前端有一條橫骨就像眼鏡架而得名。 用偷襲的方式獵食，有時會驅趕魚類到淺水處捕食。利用濕土及植物作巢穴，藉巢中植物發酵產生的熱能來穩定孵卵溫度，31℃以下會孵出公鱷，32℃以上會孵出母鱷。雛鱷孵化後會發出叫聲，母鱷會挖開巢穴將雛鱷啣到淺水中，並照料小鱷一段時間，在爬蟲類中十分獨特。 The spectacled caiman's common name comes from a bony ridge between the eyes that resemble a pair of spectacles. They use nests to insulate their eggs from extreme temperature changes. When the temperature is under 31℃, it becomes male, and when it is over 32℃, it becomes female. The spectacled caiman can grow up to 2.5 meters in length. Baby crocodiles call out after hatching, and the mother will dig the nest and carry the babies to the water. Such kind of protective behavior is very unique in reptiles.
Compare: Crocodilian
Crocodilian (n.) (Zoology) 鱷魚類的動物；鱷 A large predatory semiaquatic reptile of an order that comprises the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharial. Crocodilians are distinguished by long jaws, short legs, and a powerful tail.
Order Crocodylia: three families.
Crocodilian (a.) 鱷魚的；偽善的；假慈悲 Relating to crocodilians.
Compare: Cayman
Cayman (n.) 【動】鱷魚 Any of several Central and South American crocodilians (genera Caiman, Melanosuchus, and Paleosuchus) similar to alligators.
Yacca (n.) (Bot.) 【植】羅漢松；俗稱絲蘭 A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
Yacca (n.) West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves [syn: yacca, yacca podocarp, Podocarpus coriaceus].
Yacht (n.) (Naut.) 快艇；遊艇 [C] A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.
Yacht (v. i.) 駕快艇；乘遊艇 To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
Yacht (n.) An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing [syn: yacht, racing yacht].
Yacht (v.) Travel in a yacht.
Yachter (n.) One engaged in sailing a yacht.
Yachting (n.) Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
Yachting (n.) Water travel for pleasure [syn: boating, yachting].
Yachtman (n.) See Yachtsman.
Yachtsmen (n. pl. ) of Yachtsman.
Yachtsman (n.) One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.
Yachtsman (n.) Sails a yacht [syn: yachtswoman].
Yaf (imp.) Obs. Gave. See Give. -- Chaucer.
Yaffingale (n.) (Zool.) The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
Yaffle (n.) (Zool.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis syn. Genius viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
Yager (n.) (Mil.) In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army. [Written also jager.]
Yaguarundi (n.) (Zool.) Same as Jaguarondi. [Written also yaguarondi, and yagouarondi.]
Compare: Veda
Veda (n.) The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.
Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called.
Vedic Sanskrit, As distinguished from the later and more settled form
called.
Classical Sanskrit.Yajur-Veda (n.) See Veda.
Yajur-Veda (n.) A collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers.
Yak (n.) (Zool.) A bovine mammal (Poephagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.
Yak lace, A coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak.
Yak (n.) Noisy talk [syn: yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle]
Yak (n.) Large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: Bos grunniens] [also: yakking, yakked].
Yakamilk (n.) See Trumpeter, 3 (a).
Compare: Trumpeter
Trumpeter (n.) One who sounds a trumpet.
Trumpeter (n.) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
These men are good trumpeters. -- Bacon.
Trumpeter (n.) (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially Psophia crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik.
Trumpeter (n.) (Zool.) (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Trumpeter (n.) (Zool.) (c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
Trumpeter (n.) (Zool.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidae, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
Trumpeter (n.) A musician who plays the trumpet or cornet [syn: cornetist].
Trumpeter (n.) (Formal) A person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: herald].
Trumpeter (n.) Large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated.
Trumpeter (n.) Large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator].
Yakare (n.) (Zool.) Same as Yacare.
Yakin (n.) (Zool.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas.
Yakoots (n. pl.) (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly pastoral in their habits. [Written also Yakuts.]
Yaksha (n.) (Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.
Yalah (n.) The oil of the mahwa tree.
Yam (n.) (Bot.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but several others are cultivated.
Yam (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato. [U. S.]
Chinese yam, A plant (Dioscorea Batatas) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.
Wild yam. (a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.
Wild yam. (b) An orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of Australia and Tasmania.
Yam (n.) Edible tuber of any of several yams.
Yam (n.) Any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots [syn: yam plant].
Yam (n.) Sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked.
Yam (n.) Edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food.
Yama (n.) (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and noose in his hands.
Yama (n.) Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld.
Yamma (n.) (Zool.) The llama.
Compare: Llama
Llama (n.) (Zool.) 【動】 美洲駝，無峰駝 A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes, and is also kept on some ranches in the United States.
Llama (n.) Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
Yamp (n.) (Bot.) An
umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also, its small fleshy roots, which are
eaten by the Indians from
Yang (n.) The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yang (v. i.) To make the cry of the wild goose.
Yang (n.) The bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence" [ant: yin].
Yank (n.) A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yanked (imp. & p. p.) of Yank.
Yanking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yank.
Yank (v. t.) To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank (n.) An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
Yankee (n.) A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose, And still to meanness all his conduct flows. -- Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765).
Yankee (a.) Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
The alertness of the Yankee aspect. -- Hawthorne.
Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan clover, under Japan.
Yankee (a.) Used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
Yankee (n.) An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) [syn: Yank, Northerner].
Yankee (n.) An American who lives in New England [syn: New Englander, Yank].
Yankee (n.) An American [syn: Yank, Yankee-Doodle].
Yankee-Doodle (n.) The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.
Yankee-Doodle (n.) Humorously, a Yankee.
We might have withheld our political noodles
From knocking their heads against hot Yankee-Doodles. -- Moore.
Yankee-Doodle (n.) An American [syn: Yankee, Yank].
Yankeeism (n.) A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like.
Yaourt (n.) A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.
Yap (v. i.) To bark; to yelp.
Yap (n.) A bark; a yelp.
Yap (n.) Informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, gob].
Yap (v.) Bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: yelp, yip] [also: yapping, yapped].
Yapock (n.) (Zool.) A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum. [Written also yapack.]
Yapon (n.) (Bot.) Same as Yaupon.
Compare: Yaupon
Yaupon (n.) (Bot.) A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea. [Written also yapon, youpon, and yupon.]
Yarage (n.) (Naut.) The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
Yard (v. t.) To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.
Yard (n.) A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.]
If men smote it with a yerde. -- Chaucer.
Yard (n.) A branch; a twig. [Obs.]
The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain Destroyed hath the green in every yerd. -- Chaucer.
Yard (n.) A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]
Yard (n.) A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.
Yard (n.) The penis.
Yard (n.) (Naut.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.
Yard (n.) (Zool.) A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
Golden Yard, or Yard and Ell (Astron.) A popular name of the three stars in the belt of Orion.
Under yard [i. e., under the rod], under contract. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Yard (n.) An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.
A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks In which she had a cock, hight chanticleer. -- Chaucer.
Yard (n.) An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
Liberty of the yard, A liberty, granted to persons imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not to go beyond those limits.
Prison yard, An inclosure about a prison, or attached to it.
Yard grass (Bot.) A low-growing grass (Eleusine Indica) having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and like places, especially in the Southern United States. Called also crab grass.
Yard of land. See Yardland.
Yard (n.) A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: pace].
Yard (n.) The enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: grounds, curtilage].
Yard (n.) A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town."
Yard (n.) An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: railway yard].
Yard (n.) An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).
Yard (n.) A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: cubic yard].
Yard (n.) A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen.
Yard (n.) The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou].
Yardarm (n.) (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards.
Yardarm (n.) Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship.
Yardfuls (n. pl. ) of Yardful.
Yardful (n.) As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
Yardland (n.) (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]
Yardstick (n.) A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
Yardstick (n.) A measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
Yardstick (n.) A ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: yard measure].
Yardwand (n.) A yardstick.
Yare (n.) Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.] “Be yare in thy preparation.”
The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare; whereas the greater is slow. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Yare (adv.) Soon. [Obs.]
Yarely (adv.) In a yare manner. [Obs.]
Yark (v. t. & i.) To yerk. [Prov. Eng.]
Yarke (n.) (Zool.) Same as Saki.
Yarn (n.) 紗，紗線，毛線 [U]；【口】冒險故事；奇談 [C] Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
Yarn (n.) (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
Yarn (n.) A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.]
Yarn (n.) The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: narration, recital, yarn].
Yarn (n.) A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: thread, yarn].
Yarn (v.) 【口】講故事；長談 [（+about）] Tell or spin a yarn.
Yarn, () Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;" but the Revised Version correctly renders: "And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price."
Yarnen (a.) Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. [Obs.] “A pair of yarnen stocks.”
Yarnut (n.) (Bot.) See Yernut.
Compare: Yernut
Yernut (n.) An earthnut, or groundnut. See Groundnut (d). [Written also yarnut.]
Yarr (v. i.) To growl or snarl as a dog. [Obs.]
Yarrish (a.) Having a rough, dry taste. [Prov. Eng.]
Yarrow (n.) (Bot.) An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
Yarrow (n.) Ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America [syn: milfoil, Achillea millefolium].
Yarwhip (n.) (Zool.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit. [Prov. Eng.]
Yataghan (n.) A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.]
Yataghan (n.) A long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge.
Yate (n.) A gate. See 1st Gate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Yaud (n.) See Yawd. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Compare: Yawd
Yawd (n.) A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Yaul (n.) (Naut.) See Yawl.
Compare: Yawl
Yawl (n.) Naut. A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
Yawl (n.) A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with two masts, a mainmast carrying a mainsail and jibs, taller than the mizzenmast and stepped a little farther forward than in a sloop, and with the mizzenmast, or jiggermast far aft, usually placed aft of the water line or aft the rudder post. The mizzenmast of a yawl is smaller, and set further aft, than that of a sloop.
Yaulp (v. i.) To yaup.
Yaup (v. i.) To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.] [Written also yawp.]
Yaup (n.) A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.] [Written also yawp.]
Yaup (n.) (Zool.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Yaup (v.) Emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [syn: howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup].
Yauper (n.) One who, or that which, yaups.
Yaupon (n.) (Bot.) A shrub ({Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea. [Written also yapon, youpon, and yupon.]
Yawed (imp. & p. p.) of Yaw.
Yawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yaw.
Yaw (v. i.) （船、飛機等）（使）左右搖動地航行；（使）偏離航線；（使）交替變換 To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Yaw (v. i. & t.) (Naut.) 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.
Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. -- Lowell.
Yaw (n.) (Naut.) 偏航；偏離角 A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Yaw (n.) An erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: yaw, swerve].
Yaw (v.) Be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: gape, yawn, yaw].
Yaw (v.) Deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship."
Yaw (v.) Swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it."
Yawd (n.) A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] -- Grose.