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Definitions for Yaws

[1] an infectious, nonvenereal tropical disease, primarily of children, characterized by raspberrylike eruptions of the skin and caused by a spirochete, Treponema pertenue, that is closely related to the agent of syphilis.
[2] to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
[3] (of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.
[4] (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
[5] to cause to yaw.
[6] a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.
[7] a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
[8] an angle, to the right or left, determined by the direction of motion of an aircraft or spacecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
[9] (of a rocket or guided missile) the act of yawing. the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.
[10] one of the lesions of yaws.
[11] (usually functioning as singular) an infectious nonvenereal disease of tropical climates with early symptoms resembling syphilis, characterized by red skin eruptions and, later, pain in the joints: it is caused by the spiral bacterium Treponema pertenue Also called: framboesia
[12] (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axis Compare pitch 1 (def. 11), roll (def. 14)
[13] (intr) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course
[14] (tr) to cause (an aircraft, ship, etc) to yaw
[15] the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis
[16] the deviation of a vessel from a straight course

Words related to Yaws

swerve, veer, curve, zigzag, turn, weave, deviate, bank, slue, unsteady

Words nearby Yaws

yawnful, yawning, yawnsome, yawny, yawp, yaws, yaxchilán, yay, yayoi, yazata, yazd

Origin of Yaws

2First recorded in 1735–45; back formation from yaws

Word origin for Yaws

C16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Yaws

bank, curve, deviate, slue, swerve, turn, veer, weave, zigzag