yew

yew has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• v. i.. See Yaw.
• n.. An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
• n.. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
• n.. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
• a.. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
• n.. any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
• n.. wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows