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yel•low
Pronunciation: (yel'ō), [key]
—n., adj., -er, -est,
—v.
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n.
1. a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
2. the yolk of an egg.
3. a yellow pigment or dye.
4. Informal.See
yellow light.
5. Slang.See
yellow jacket (def. 2).
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adj.
1. of the color yellow.
2. Often Offensive.
a. designating or pertaining to an Oriental person or Oriental peoples.
b. designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown.
3. having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
4. Informal.cowardly.
5. (of journalism, a newspaper, etc.)
a. sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so:
That yellow rag carried all the gory details.
b. dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, esp. in sacrificing truth for sensationalism:
Objective reporting isn't always a match for yellow journalism.
6. jealous; envious.
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v.t., v.i.
to make or become yellow:
Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
