yew

Pluralyews

1. 1
   nouncountable

   An evergreen tree or bush with flat dark green needles and small red berries, often living for centuries.

   Like how the word 'rose' covers many kinds of rose, not just one.

   A big yew grows next to the old church.

   The yew in our garden stays green all winter.

2. 2
   woodnoununcountable

   The hard, springy wood that comes from yew trees.

   Like a wooden ruler that bends and then springs back instead of snapping.

   The bowmaker chose yew for its strength and spring.

   This small box is carved from a single piece of yew.

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3. 3
   you (accent)pronounpronunciation spelling

   Eye dialect spelling of you: the word you, spelled to show how a character talks.

   Are yew coming down to the shore with us?

   I told yew it would rain today.

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4. 4
   made of woodadjective

   Made out of wood that comes from a yew tree.

   They ate dinner at a heavy yew table that had been in the family for generations.

   A small yew box held her grandmother's rings.

5. 5
   similar treenouncountable

   Any of several other trees that look like yew trees but belong to a different group.

   That yew by the gate belongs to another tree family, but most people never notice.

   Plum yews look a lot like true yews, but they are a different kind of tree.

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