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   Yalta
         n 1: a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the
               Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt,
               Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945

English Dictionary: yield by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yelled
adj
  1. in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises"
    Synonym(s): shouted, yelled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-white
adj
  1. of a white tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-white, yellowish-white]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowed
adj
  1. changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment"
    Synonym(s): yellow, yellowed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowwood
n
  1. the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees
  2. any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract
    Synonym(s): yellowwood, yellowwood tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yield
n
  1. production of a certain amount
    Synonym(s): output, yield
  2. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
    Synonym(s): return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
  3. an amount of a product
    Synonym(s): yield, fruit
  4. the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
    Synonym(s): output, yield, production
v
  1. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
    Synonym(s): yield, give, afford
  2. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
    Synonym(s): give way, yield
  3. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
    Synonym(s): render, yield, return, give, generate
  4. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    Synonym(s): concede, yield, cede, grant
  5. give in, as to influence or pressure
    Synonym(s): yield, relent, soften
    Antonym(s): remain firm, stand
  6. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
    Synonym(s): move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
  7. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
    Synonym(s): give, yield
  8. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
    Synonym(s): concede, yield, grant
  9. be fatally overwhelmed
    Synonym(s): succumb, yield
    Antonym(s): come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive
  10. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
    Synonym(s): yield, pay, bear
  11. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
    Synonym(s): give, yield
  12. cease opposition; stop fighting
  13. consent reluctantly
    Synonym(s): yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yell \Yell\ (y[ecr]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan,
      gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen,
      Icel. gjalla, Sw. g[84]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS.,
      & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and
      {Nightingale}.]
      To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
      as with agony or horror.
  
               They yelleden as feendes doon in helle.   --Chaucer.
  
               Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
               Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed
               thee; some howled, some yelled.               --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yellowed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Yellowing}.]
      To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to
      dye yellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow-eyed \Yel"low-eyed`\, a.
      Having yellow eyes.
  
      {Yellow-eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Xyris.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
      The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees;
      also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so
      called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous
      tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the
      Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the
      mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus},
      trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus
      latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}).
      All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yholde \Y*hold"e\, obs.
      p. p. of {Hold}. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [f4]elden,
      [f4]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
      an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
      cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
      make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
      Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g[84]lla to be worth, g[84]lda
      to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld},
      {Guild}.]
      1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
            payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
            pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
  
                     To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
  
                     When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
                     henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
                                                                              12.
  
      2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. [bd]Vines
            yield nectar.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     [He] makes milch kine yield blood.      --Shak.
  
                     The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
                     children.                                          --Job xxiv. 5.
  
      3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
            make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
            surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
  
                     And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
  
                     I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
  
      5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
  
      6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the
                     gods yield you for 't.                        --Shak.
  
                     God yield thee, and God thank ye.      --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {To yield the breath}, {the ghost}, [or] {the life}, to die;
            to expire; -- often followed by up.
  
                     One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yield \Yield\, v. i.
      1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to
            succumb.
  
                     He saw the fainting Grecians yield.   --Dryden.
  
      2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
  
      3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a
            hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the
            current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.
  
                     Will ye relent, And yield to mercy while 't is
                     offered you?                                       --Shak.
  
      4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they
            will yield to us in nothing.
  
                     Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields The
                     thistle springs, to which the lily yields? --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yield \Yield\, n.
      Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products
      resulting from growth or cultivation. [bd]A goodly yield of
      fruit doth bring.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [f4]elden,
      [f4]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make
      an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to
      cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,
      make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,
      Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g[84]lla to be worth, g[84]lda
      to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld},
      {Guild}.]
      1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as
            payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to
            pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.
  
                     To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.
  
                     When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
                     henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.
                                                                              12.
  
      2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. [bd]Vines
            yield nectar.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     [He] makes milch kine yield blood.      --Shak.
  
                     The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their
                     children.                                          --Job xxiv. 5.
  
      3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to
            make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to
            surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
  
                     And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
  
                     I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.
  
      5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
  
      6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the
                     gods yield you for 't.                        --Shak.
  
                     God yield thee, and God thank ye.      --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {To yield the breath}, {the ghost}, [or] {the life}, to die;
            to expire; -- often followed by up.
  
                     One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yold \Yold\, obs. p. p. of {Yield}.
      Yielded. --Spenser.
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