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yellow

adjectivenounverb /jɛloʊ/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 13
Definitions
adjective

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

noun

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

adjective

typical of tabloids

“yellow press”

adjective

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

adjective

changed to a yellowish color by age

“yellowed parchment”

adjective

cowardly or treacherous

“the little yellow stain of treason”

verb

turn yellow

“The pages of the book began to yellow”

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