The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

yellow admiralnoun

A post-captain promoted to the rank of rear admiral on the understanding that he will immediately retire without having actually served at that rank.

yellow baboonnoun

A species of baboon (Papio cynocephalus) with yellowish-brown fur.

yellow badgenoun

A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s.

yellow bonenoun

A light-skinned person of mixed ethnicity including black.

yellow boxnoun

Any of various eucalyptus trees, especially Eucalyptus melliodora of southeastern Australia.

Yellow Boynoun

A Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle.

yellow brick roadnoun

A proverbial path to a Promised Land of one's hopes and dreams.

yellow broomnoun

Any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially

yellow cabnoun

A yellow taxi, particularly officially licensed taxis in New York City and certain other jurisdictions.

yellow cardnoun

a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.

yellow coltsfootnoun

An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East.

yellow coppernoun

brass

yellow dognoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, dog.

yellow dog contractnoun

An agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union whilst employed.

Yellow Dog Democratnoun

A Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.

yellow fevernoun

An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.

yellow goodsnoun

Equipment for construction and earthmoving tasks.

yellow greasenoun

Used vegetable oil purposed for use as biodiesel.

yellow gumnoun

Any of various plants which produce a yellow resin, some of which are used medicinally:

yellow hammernoun

A curve ball, especially a breaking curve that is particularly difficult to hit.

yellow hordenoun

East Asian nations or people, especially the people of China or Japan, conceived as foreign and menacing due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.

yellow jacketnoun

A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.

yellow jerseynoun

Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.

yellow journalismnoun

Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

yellow journalistnoun

A journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

yellow mainoun

The Southeast Asian plant Ochna integerrima, yellow flower plants are often used to decorate on Tết.

yellow mannoun

An Asian man or someone with Asian heritage

yellow medianoun

media that is biased towards the Telugu Desam Party, particularly towards party leader Chandrababu Naidu.

Yellow Medicine Countyname

One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Granite Falls.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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