Crossword clues for yare
yare
- Quick or agile
- Maneuverable, at sea
- Maneuverable, as a yacht
- Easily maneuverable, as a vessel
- Responsive, as a ship (Var.)
- Responsive, as a boat
- Responsive to the helm
- Responding well to the helm
- Ready: Dial
- Quick and easy to move
- Nautically agile
- Nautical term meaning maneuverable
- Maneuverable, to an old salt
- Maneuverable on water
- Manageable on the high seas
- Easy to handle, as a ship
- Easily maneuvered, to a captain
- Agile, lively
- Agile on the sea
- Easily handled, as a ship (Var.)
- Ready, to Shakespeare
- Maneuverable, as a ship
- Quick to the helm
- Responsive to the helm, in nautical lingo
- Easy to maneuver, at sea
- Easily maneuvered, as a boat
- River on The Broads
- Nimble
- Manageable, as a ship
- Easily maneuverable, as a ship
- Manageable a-sea
- Quick; agile; lively
- River through The Broads
- Easily maneuvered, at sea
- Easily maneuvered, as a ship
- Responsive, as a ship
- Easily maneuvered, as a yacht
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yare \Yare\, a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin to OS.
garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva quite,
G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to make
ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb clothing, Gear, n.]
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.] ``Be
yare in thy preparation.''
--Shak.
The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and
is yare; whereas the greater is slow.
--Sir W.
Raleigh.
Yare \Yare\, adv.
Soon. [Obs.]
--Cursor Mundi.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"ready, prepared," Old English gearo "ready, prepared, equipped," from gearwian "to equip, prepare" (related to gearwe "clothing, dress") from Proto-Germanic *garwian "to make, prepare, equip, ready, complete" (see gear (n.)). Cognate with German gar, Dutch gaar. Related: Yarely.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context archaic English) ready; prepared. 2 (context UK dialectal English) ready, alert, prepared, prompt. 3 eager, keen, lively, handy; agile, nimble. 4 (context nautical of a ship English) Easily manageable and answering readily to the helm; yar.
Usage examples of "yare".
Kell, Pedro Navarro, and Duncan Yare are authorized to board for immediate passage to Earth.
The boat gathered way, heading for the riding lights of the Yare where she stood out from Nantucket Town's breakwaters.
Then when the Yare and the Bentley were both out beyond the breakwaters, Walker gave her the finger and sailed east.
At a shipyard, whose master we caught just locking his gate to leave, we found a yare little caravel he'd just refitted, with a stout four-oar skiff aboard her.