yellow


Definition: Meaning of, yellow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈjɛləʊ /

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  1. having the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg
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  2. not polite an offensive way of describing the skin colour of people from parts of Asia
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  3. also yellow-bellied informal not brave [=  cowardly]
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Singular Plural
yellow yellows
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  1. the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
yellow yellowed yellowed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
yellowing yellows
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  1. to become yellow or make something become yellow
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yellow used in phrases

  • California yellow bells (noun)
    1. viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
  • Yellow Delicious (noun)
    1. a sweet eating apple with yellow skin
  • Yellow Pages (noun)
    1. (the) Yellow Pages a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area, arranged according to the type of service or goods they provide [↪  White Pages]
  • Yellow River
    1. the Yellow River a long river in northern China, famous for the terrible floods which have caused many deaths and much damage, and the yellow SILT (= loose sand and soil) that it carries
  • Yellow Sea (noun)
    1. part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia
  • Yellow race (noun)
    1. an Asian race
  • alizarin yellow (noun)
    1. any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner
  • brownish yellow (noun)
    1. a yellow colour of low lightness with a brownish tinge
  • brownish-yellow (adjective)
    1. of a medium to dark brownish yellow colour
  • cadmium yellow (noun)
    1. pigment of cadmium sulphide and barium sulphate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
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