yellow (n.)

  1. yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

    [ Syn: yellowness ]

    yellow (adj.)

  1. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

    [ Syn: yellowish , xanthous ]

  2. easily frightened

    [ Syn: chicken , chickenhearted , lily-livered , white-livered , yellow-bellied ]

  3. changed to a yellowish color by age; yellowed parchment

    [ Syn: yellowed ]

  4. typical of tabloids; sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal; yellow press

    [ Syn: scandalmongering , sensationalistic ]

  5. cowardly or treacherous; the little yellow stain of treason-M.W.Straight; too yellow to stand and fight'

  6. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

    [ Syn: jaundiced , icteric ]

    yellow (v.)

  1. turn yellow; The pages of the book began to yellow'

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