yawn

English Thesaurus

1. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

hypernym	:	inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex,
definition	:	an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pandiculation,
definition	:	yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) (noun.act)

2. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

hypernym	:	breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath,
definition	:	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (verb.body)

3. be wide open (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	be,
definition	:	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)

4. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

derivation	:	yawn,
definition	:	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	drowsy, oscitant, yawning,
definition	:	showing lack of attention or boredom (adj.all)

5. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning,
definition	:	an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

derivation	:	yawner,
definition	:	a person who yawns (noun.person)

6. an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

derivation	:	yawn,
definition	:	utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	drowsy, oscitant, yawning,
definition	:	showing lack of attention or boredom (adj.all)

7. utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired (verb.body)

derivation	:	oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning,
definition	:	an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom (noun.act)

derivation	:	yawner,
definition	:	a person who yawns (noun.person)