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| give |
to yield or collapse under pressure. [2/13 definitions] |
| give way |
to yield control. [1/3 definitions] |
| glucoside |
any of several chemical compounds that yield glucose when treated with an acid or enzyme. |
| glycoside |
any of a group of sugar compounds that yield a sugar and one or more other substances on hydrolysis. |
| guaco |
any of several tropical South American plants that yield a medicinal substance used to treat snakebite. |
| gum1 |
any of a variety of trees that yield gum, or the wood of such a tree. [1/10 definitions] |
| hard-line |
unwilling to yield, esp. in regard to ideas or ideology. |
| hard-liner |
one who is unwilling to yield, esp. in regard to ideas or ideology. |
| hardwood |
any of several types of tree, such as the oak, cherry, or mahogany, that have broad leaves, bear seeds enclosed in an ovary, and yield dense, compact wood. [1/2 definitions] |
| holdout |
a person who continues to refuse to agree, participate, or yield. [1/2 definitions] |
| indigo |
any of various plants that yield this dye. [1/3 definitions] |
| indulge |
to yield to or gratify a desire, appetite, or whim (usu. fol. by "in"). [2/3 definitions] |
| irreconcilable |
not capable of being made to yield or compromise. [1/2 definitions] |
| junk bond |
a low-rated, high-yield corporate bond, often issued to finance the takeover of a company. |
| knuckle under |
to give in under pressure; yield. |
| lancewood |
any of several tropical trees or the durable elastic wood they yield, used for fishing rods, billiard cues, and carriage shafts. |
| leach |
to yield or give up soluble matter by the same process. [1/9 definitions] |
| mahogany |
any of several related trees of the American tropics that yield a dark, reddish hardwood. [1/4 definitions] |
| metal |
any of various chemical elements that yield positive ions in aqueous solutions of their salts. [1/2 definitions] |
| milk |
to yield milk. [1/7 definitions] |
| oil shale |
shale containing hydrocarbons that yield petroleum. |
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