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wry adj. 1 distorted, contorted, twisted, lopsided, deformed,
crooked, aslant, one-sided, askew, bent, tilted, off-centre: He
is afflicted by a rheumatic disorder, which gives his neck a wry
appearance. 2 dry, droll, witty, sardonic, sarcastic,
ironic(al), amusing; perverse, fey; Scots pawky: Bill has a wry
sense of humour that does not appeal to everyone.
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yank v. 1 jerk, jolt, tug, wrench, snatch, hitch: He yanked the
chair from beneath me just as I sat down.
--n. 2 jerk, jolt, tug, wrench, snatch, hitch: Give two yanks
on the rope when you want me to pull you up.
yap v. 1 bark, yelp: Their dog was yapping away all night. 2
gabble, babble, blither or blather, chatter, jabber, tattle,
prattle, prate, Colloq chiefly Brit witter, natter, Slang jaw,
run on, US run off at the mouth: I wish she'd stop her yapping
and give me some peace.
--n. 3 mouth, Slang trap, gob, US bazoo: If only Sam would
shut his big yap once in a while!
yardstick n. measure, benchmark, criterion, standard, gauge, basis,
touchstone, scale, exemplar: We thought she sang beautifully,
but then we had no yardstick against which to judge.
yarn n. 1 thread, fibre, strand: I haven't enough yarn to finish
knitting these socks. 2 tale, story, account, narrative,
anecdote; tall tale, fable, fabrication, fiction, cock-and-bull
story, Colloq whopper, Brit fishing story, US fish story, fish
tale: The old salt had many yarns to spin during the long
evenings by the fire.
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