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[ UK /jˈɛlə‍ʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈjɛɫoʊ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. typical of tabloids
    sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
    yellow press
  2. easily frightened
  3. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  4. affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
  5. changed to a yellowish color by age
    yellowed parchment
  6. cowardly or treacherous
    the little yellow stain of treason
    too yellow to stand and fight
NOUN
  1. yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
VERB
  1. turn yellow
    The pages of the book began to yellow

How To Use yellow In A Sentence

  • Using a bold colour such as yellow is risky. Times, Sunday Times
  • She was carrying her overnight case and a basket of dried flowers-statice, strawflower, and immortelle in the pastel colors referred to in seed catalogues as "art shades": fawn, apricot, mauve, and pale yellow. Incubus
  • The oak is hand stained with red, yellow, blue and green and then given an antique finish.
  • The smoothly boiled porridge, with its accompaniment of thick yellow cream; the new-laid eggs; the grilled trout, fresh from the stream; the freshly baked "baps" and "scones," the crisp rolls of oatcake; and last, but not least, the delectable, home-made marmalade, which is as much a part of the meal as the coffee itself. Big Game A Story for Girls
  • The Yellow Wallpaper is the masterpiece of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a wellknown American feminist pioneer and writer.
  • Pisonia has large leaves and could be said to look similar to crotons except without the yellow and red colours.
  • A big Chinaman, remarkably evil-looking, with his head swathed in a yellow silk handkerchief and face badly pock-marked, planted a pike-pole on the White and Yellow
  • With referees now bringing the ball forward for indiscipline, mouthy players can cost their team a game, not to mind risking a yellow card and even a sending off.
  • Duet is the first dependably variegated beautyberry, selected for its yellow-margined, variegated foliage and tolerance to full sun. New crop of hybrid plants demonstrate beauty of ingenuity
  • Connecticut schools have been fitting yellow intruder alarms next to fire alarms in their corridors and dining halls. Times, Sunday Times
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