yellow
1. yel.low \'yel-(.)o-, -*(-w)\ aj [ME yelwe, yelow, fr. OE geolu; akin to
OHG gelo yellow], L helvus light bay, Gk chlo-ros greenish yellow, Skt hari
yellowish 1a: of the color yellow 1b: become yellowish through age,
disease, or discoloration : SALLOW)M 1c: having a yellow complexion or skin
2a: featuring sensational or scandalous items or ordinary news sensational
ly distorted {~ journalism} 2b: MEAN, COWARDLY
2. yellow vt : to make or turn yellow to become or turn yellow
3. yellow n 1a: a color whose hue resembles that of ripe lemons or
sunflowers or is tha t of the portion of the spectrum lying between green
and orange 1b: a pigment or dye that colors yellow 2: something yellow or
marked by a yellow color : as 2a: a person having yellow skin 2b: the
yolk of an egg pl 3: JAUNDICE pl 4: any of several plant diseases
caused esp. by viruses and marked by yello wing of the foliage and stunting