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oscitant
[ os-i-tuhnt ]
adjective
- yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- drowsy or inattentive.
- dull, lazy, or negligent.
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzc·ٲ· Dzc·ٲԳ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Associated word: skein. yawn, v. gape, oscitate. yawn, n. gape, gaping, yawning, oscitation, oscitancy. yawning, a. gaping, oscitant. yearbook, n. annual. yearly, a. annual, anniversary.--adv. annually. yearn, v. long, desire, hanker after, pine. yearning, n. longing, hankering, pining. yeast, n. harm, leaven, ferment. yeasty, a. barmy. yell, n. outcry, scream, shriek, howl, yowl, vociferation. yell, v. scream, shriek, screech, bawl, howl, yowl, vociferate, hoot. yellow, a. golden, sallow, tawny, ecru, amber, fallow, fulvous, croconic, jaundiced, fulvid, buff, luteous, saffron, ocherous, lurid. yellowbird, n. goldfinch. yellow race.
Adj. open; perforated &c. v.; perforate; wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped; oscitant†, gaping, yawning; patent. tubular, cannular†, fistulous; pervious, permeable; foraminous†; vesicular, vasicular†; porous, follicular, cribriform†, honeycombed, infundibular†, riddled; tubulous†, tubulated†; piped, tubate†. opening &c. v.; aperient†.
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