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yawn(medicine)
yawn(1)(dictionary)
yawn(2)(dictionary)
yawn 1, verb(dictionary)
yawn 2, noun(dictionary)

yawn(2) (iou) and neuroaugmentation (medicine)


yawn(2) (iou)



yawn verb.

verb intrans. Open the mouth wide voluntarily, esp. to swallow something. OE-L17.
verb intrans. (Of a chasm, abyss, aperture, etc.) lie or be wide open, present a wide gap; (of the ground etc.) form a chasm, gape. OE.
Dickens When the silent tomb shall yawn..I shall be ready for burial; not before. J. Kerouac Great fogs yawned beyond stone walls along the precipices. E. Bowen The..Writing desk..yawned open, too overflowing to close.
verb intrans. Open the mouth wide and inhale (silently or audibly), as an involuntary reflex when sleepy or bored. LME.
G. A. Birmingham The Major yawned without an attempt to hide the fact he was bored. S. O'Faolain I yawned, dry-eyed for lack of sleep.
b. Open the mouth wide from surprise; gape. obsolete exc. dial. E17.
Shakespeare Othello Methinks it should be now a huge eclipse Of sun and moon, and that th'affrighted globe Did yawn at alteration.
verb trans. Cause to open wide; make or produce by opening wide. LME.
Southey She stood beside the murderer's bed, and yawn'd Her ghastly wound.
verb trans.
a. Say or utter with a yawn or with the mouth wide open. E18.
N. Rowe Scorning the wound he [the lion] yawns a dreadful roar.
b. Bring into a position or condition by yawning; spend (a period) in a lethargic manner. M18.
S. Morgan The..haut ton, who yawn away their existence in the assemblies of London.
yawner noun (a) a person who yawns, esp. from sleepiness; (b) colloq. a boring or tedious thing; (c) colloq. a wide ditch: L17.

neuroaugmentation (medicine)


neuroaugmentation
<physiology> Use of electrical stimulation to supplement activity of the nervous system.