utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

yawn

sample sentences

"The child yawned during the long performance"

be wide open
<verb.stative>

gape

yaw

yawn

sample sentences

"the deep gaping canyon"

a person who yawns
<noun.person>

yawner

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

yawning

sample sentences

"the yawning mine shaft"
"a yawning abyss"

showing lack of attention or boredom
<adj.all>   (a)

drowsy

oscitant

yawning

sample sentences

"the yawning congregation"

with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness
<adj.all>

yawning

sample sentences

"a yawning congregation"

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

oscitance

oscitancy

yawn

yawning

sample sentences

"he could not suppress a yawn"
"the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"
"he apologized for his oscitancy"

complain whiningly
<verb.communication>

grizzle

whine

yammer

yawp

make a raucous noise
<verb.communication>

bawl

yawp

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

frambesia

framboesia

yaws

not only so, but
<adv.all>

yea

yeah

sample sentences

"I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

an affirmative
<noun.communication>

yea

sample sentences

"The yeas have it"

not only so, but
<adv.all>

yea

yeah

sample sentences

"I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 432 freq. cnt.: 426 freq. cnt.: 6

twelvemonth

year

yr

sample sentences

"she is 4 years old"
"in the year 1920"

a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

year

sample sentences

"a school year"

the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

year

sample sentences

"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"

a body of students who graduate together
<noun.group>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

class

year

sample sentences

"the class of '97"
"she was in my year at Hoehandle High"

as long ago as anyone can remember
<noun.time>

year dot

sample sentences

"he has been a conductor since the year dot"

any year of the Christian era
<noun.time>

year of grace

operating or continuing throughout the year
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

year-around

year-round

sample sentences

"a year-round resort"
"a year-round job"

taking place at the close of a fiscal year
<adj.all>

year-end

sample sentences

"year-end audit"

the end of a calendar year
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

year-end

sample sentences

"he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"

operating or continuing throughout the year
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

year-around

year-round

sample sentences

"a year-round resort"
"a year-round job"

a reference book that is published regularly once every year
<noun.communication>

annual

yearbook

yearly

a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
<noun.communication>

yearbook

an animal in its second year
<noun.animal>

yearling

a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
<noun.animal>

yearling

a young child
<noun.person>

bambino

toddler

tot

yearling

lasting through a year
<adj.all>

yearlong

sample sentences

"attending yearlong courses"

occurring or payable every year
<adj.all>

annual

yearly

sample sentences

"an annual trip to Paris"
"yearly medical examinations"
"annual (or yearly) income"

without missing a year
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

annually

each year

every year

yearly

sample sentences

"they travel to China annually"

a reference book that is published regularly once every year
<noun.communication>

annual

yearbook

yearly

desire strongly or persistently
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

hanker

long

yearn

have affection for; feel tenderness for
<verb.emotion>

yearn

have a desire for something or someone who is not present
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ache

languish

pine

yearn

yen

sample sentences

"She ached for a cigarette"
"I am pining for my lover"

greatly desired
<adj.all>

longed-for

wished-for

yearned-for

a person with a strong desire for something
<noun.person>

longer

thirster

yearner

sample sentences

"a longer for money"
"a thirster after blood"
"a yearner for knowledge"

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

hungriness

longing

yearning

in a yearning manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

longingly

yearningly

sample sentences

"he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'"

a late time of life
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 1

age

eld

geezerhood

old age

years

sample sentences

"old age is not for sissies"
"he's showing his years"
"age hasn't slowed him down at all"
"a beard white with eld"
"on the brink of geezerhood"

a prolonged period of time
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6

age

long time

years

sample sentences

"we've known each other for ages"
"I haven't been there for years and years"

the time during which someone's life continues
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

days

years

sample sentences

"the monarch's last days"
"in his final years"

any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
<noun.plant>

yeast

a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
<noun.substance>

barm

yeast

small cake of compressed moist yeast
<noun.food>

yeast cake