Definition of yield

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Yield (v. t.) To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc..

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Metalliferous :: Metalliferous (a.) Producing metals; yielding metals.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment..
Oreoselin :: Oreoselin (n.) A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition..
Gelatiniferous :: Gelatiniferous (a.) Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
Recede :: Recede (v. i.) To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory..
Tod :: Tod (v. t. & i.) To weigh; to yield in tods.
Agave :: Agave (n.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses..
Bloodstone :: Bloodstone (n.) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or streak..
Indefatigable :: Indefatigable (a.) Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application..
Tributary :: Tributary (a.) Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi..
Plenteous :: Plenteous (a.) Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful.
Yieldance :: Yieldance (n.) The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth..
Styrax :: Styrax (n.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin..
Irrotational :: Irrotational (a.) Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a liquid or yielding mass.
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..
Flag :: Flag (v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp..
Vouchsafe :: Vouchsafe (v. i.) To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.
Permeable :: Permeable (a.) Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light..
Stunted :: Stunt (n.) Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber..
Gaslight :: Gaslight (n.) The light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.
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