Yaw word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "yaw" word
[verb] become deflected
[verb] deviate erratically form a set course, as of a ship, for example
[verb] be wide open
\Yaw\, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.) 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. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. --Lowell.
\Yaw\, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Synonyms for yaw
gape, swerve, yawn
See also: be | curve | cut | deviate | divert | hunt | sheer | slew | slue | swerve | trend | turn | turning | veer |
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Let's analyse "yaw" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WAY. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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yaw: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One. |
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