| yawn | | |
| n. (act) | 1. oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning | an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom.; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy" |
| ~ pandiculation | yawning and stretching (as when first waking up). |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| v. (body) | 2. yawn | utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired.; "The child yawned during the long performance" |
| ~ breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire | draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs.; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
| v. (stative) | 3. gape, yaw, yawn | be wide open.; "the deep gaping canyon" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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