yaw
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an erratic deflection from an intended course
Types & categories
- turning hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be wide open
the deep gaping canyon
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Sense 3 verb
deviate erratically from a set course
the yawing motion of the ship
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- yaw derivation
Sense 4 verb
swerve off course momentarily
the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it
Types & categories
- curve hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | yaw |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | yaw |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | deviate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunt |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | curve |