Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yawl

2 senses of yawl

Sense 1
yawl -- (a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars))
       => small boat -- (a boat that is small)

Sense 2
yawl, dandy -- (a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost)
       => sailing vessel, sailing ship -- (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb yawl

1 sense of yawl

Sense 1
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow")
       => shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")