yaws

As verbs the difference between yawn and yaws

is that yawn is to open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation while yaws is (yaw).

As nouns the difference between yawn and yaws

is that yawn is the action of ; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired while yaws is (disease) a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete treponema pertenue , characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.

As a noun yaws

is a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.

As a verb yaws

is third-person singular of yaw.

As an adjective yawy is

pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.

As a noun yaws

is a contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.

As a verb yaws

is third-person singular of yaw.

As an adjective yawey is

relating to or suffering from yaws.