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Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate..

Sibbens :: Sibbens (n.) A contagious disease, endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws. It is marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. In the Orkneys the name is applied to the itch..

Yaw :: 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-weed :: Yaw-weed (n.) A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white, odorous flowers..

Crab-yaws :: Crab-yaws (n.) A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws..

Oscitation :: Oscitation (n.) The act of yawning or gaping.

Chaos :: Chaos (n.) An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm..

Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl..

Yaul :: Yaul (n.) See Yawl.

Yawl :: Yawl (v. i.) To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.

Yawed :: Yawed (imp. & p. p.) of Ya.

Yaud :: Yaud (n.) See Yawd.

Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches..

Chasm :: Chasm (n.) A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure..

Frambaesia :: Frambaesia (n.) The yaws. See Yaws.

Yawning :: Yawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yaw.

Yawn :: Yawn (n.) A chasm, mouth, or passageway..

Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings..

Yawn :: 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 :: Yawn (v. i.) To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything..

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