Synonyms for yew
yu; unstressed yʊyew

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1. yewadjective

   Made from the wood of the yew tree.

   Synonyms:
   English yew, European yew

Princeton's WordNet

1. yewnoun

   wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows

2. yewnoun

   any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves

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1. • Conifer
   • Wood

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1. The Prime Minister Office:

   Mr Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill in the ICU and has deteriorated further.

2. Lady Ashcombe:

   Ever since I have lived at Sudeley and watched two generations of family growing up here, all children have loved hiding and playing games in the yew hedges.

3. Lady Ashcombe:

   My kids like to play medieval battles with wooden swords and bow and arrows, the yew hedges provide a mazelike environment and are great for hide-and-seek games. Visiting the castle is English history made fun ... kings, queens, ghosts, animals and lots of great areas to play.

4. Lee Hsien Yang:

   LHL (Lee Hsien Loong) has made convoluted, ultimately false claims about Lee Kuan Yew's wishes. LHL is trying to suggest that because LKY signed some renovation plans in early 2012, he was open to preservation of the house.

5. Amos Yee:

   Lee Kuan Yew was a horrible person, because everyone is scared, everyone is afraid if they say something like that, they might get into trouble.