yellow
IPA: jˈɛɫoʊ
noun
- The colour of gold, cheese, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.
- (US) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
- (pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
- (sports) A yellow card.
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow coloured species. Compare sulphur.
verb
- (intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.
- (transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.
adjective
- Having yellow as its color.
- (informal) Lacking courage.
- (publishing, journalism) Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
- (chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Of the skin, having the colour traditionally attributed to Far East Asians, especially Chinese.
- (chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
- (dated, Australia, offensive) Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
- (dated, US) Synonym of high yellow
- (UK politics) Related to the Liberal Democrats.
- (politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party; a political party in Germany.
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