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

Matched Categories

1. • Conifer
   • Wood

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1. YEW

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How to use yew in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. The Prime Minister Office:

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

4. Philip Teo:

   Now that Mr Lee Kuan Yew is gone, I'm especially worried about the current government losing the political will to do what is the right thing to do for the long term, and give in to people's short-term gratification.

5. Yeoh Lam Keong:

   Democratization is the trickier part because Lee Kuan Yew's legacy is also benevolent authoritarianism, they are standing against the tide in the long run, 10 to 20 years. They really need to lead that rather than get dragged along by it. I'm not sure if they have the inclination to do that.