yel|low

yel|low
yel|low «YEHL oh», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons.
2. a yellow pigment, dye, fabric, or other substance or object.
3. the yolk of an egg.
–adj.
1. having a yellow color.
2. a) having yellowish skin, as the Mongolians do. b) of the Mongolian race.
3. jealous, envious.
4. Informal, Figurative. cowardly.
5. characterized by sensational or lurid writing or presentation of the news: »

yellow journalism, the yellow press.

–v.t., v.i.
to turn or become yellow: »

Buttercups yellowed the field (v.t.).

╂[Old English geolu]
–yel´low|ly, adverb.
–yel´low|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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