1. causing sleep; tending to cause drowsiness   soporific   somnolent   2. the round yellow center of an egg   yoke   yolk   3. the link across necks of pair of oxen pulling cart or plough   yoke   yolk   4. swollen; pompous   turgid   turbid   5. an entertainment consisting of a series of items such as songs   revue   review   6. stanzas; group of lines in poetry   versus   verses   7. against   versus   verses