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Yaws vs Yawp - What's the difference?

yaws | yawp |

As nouns the difference between yaws and yawp

is that 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 while yawp is a yelp or bark.

As verbs the difference between yaws and yawp

is that yaws is third-person singular of yaw while yawp is to yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise.

yaws

English

(wikipedia yaws)

Noun

(head) (pluralonly)
  • (disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue , characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (yaw)

    • Anagrams

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    yawp

    English

    Alternative forms

    * yaup

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous noise
  • to talk loudly and coarsely
  • clamor, utter loud complaints

    • Derived terms

    * yawper

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a yelp or bark
  • loud or coarse talk
    • Sound my barbaric yawps over the roofs of the world - Walt Whitman

    • Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs