yaws
Definitions
Noun
- An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
- An erratic deflection from an intended course
Verb
- Be wide open
- Deviate erratically from a set course
- Swerve off course momentarily
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "yaws".
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| 1 | news | 1 | 102 |
| 2 | laws | 1 | 88 |
| 3 | jews | 1 | 54 |
| 4 | cows | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | rows | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | jaws | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | vows | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | bows | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | paws | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | saws | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | jews' | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | lows | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | pews | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | daws | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | dews | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | haws | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | hews | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | mows | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | news' | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | news's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pows | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | sows | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | tews | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | tows | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | wows | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 25
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Tropical disease in medieval Europe revises the history of a pathogen related to syphilis
Jun 11, 2020 EurekAlert!
Jun 11, 2020 EurekAlert!
Skin health for all: update on skin neglected tropical diseases with a focus on Buruli ulcer and yaws
Jun 13, 2025 World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 13, 2025 World Health Organization (WHO)
Indonesia launches final push to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, leprosy and yaws
Oct 10, 2024 World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 10, 2024 World Health Organization (WHO)

