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YAWL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dandy; yawl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Sense 2

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Example:

howl with sorrow

Synonyms:

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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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