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YAWL

English dictionary: Word overview

YAWL (noun)
  The noun YAWL has 2 senses:

1. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

  Familiarity information: YAWL used as a noun is rare.


YAWL (verb)
  The verb YAWL has 1 sense:

1. emit long loud cries

  Familiarity information: YAWL used as a verb is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


YAWL (noun)


Sense 1yawl [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("yawl" is a kind of...):

small boat (a boat that is small)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yawl"):

jolly; jolly boat (a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work)


Sense 2yawl [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dandy; yawl

Hypernyms ("yawl" is a kind of...):

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)


YAWL (verb)


Sense 1yawl [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

howl; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl; roar

Context examples:

wail in self-pity / howl with sorrow

Hypernyms (to "yawl" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "yawl"):

squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)

Sentence frames:

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