yellow

UK
/ˈjɛl.əʊ/
US
/ˈjɛloʊ/

Translations

yellowadjective
yellower
Comp.
yellowest
Super.
UK
/ˈjɛl.əʊ/
US
/ˈjɛloʊ/
The yellow sunflowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.
Жёлтые подсолнухи красиво расцвели в саду.
yellownoun
yellows
pl
UK
/ˈjɛləʊ/
US
/ˈjɛloʊ/
жёлтый цвет
The artist used a lot of yellow in his painting.
Художник использовал много жёлтого цвета в своей картине.
Additional translations
yellowverb
yellowed
Past Simple
yellowed
Past Participle
yellowing
Gerund
The leaves begin to yellow in the fall.
Листья начинают желтеть осенью.

Definitions

yellowadjective
Having the color of ripe lemons or the sun; a bright, vivid color between green and orange in the spectrum.
The yellow dress she wore was perfect for the sunny day.
Cowardly or lacking courage.
He was too yellow to stand up to the bully.
Of journalism or writing: sensationalist, unscrupulous, or scandal-focused.
Many dismissed the tabloid as nothing more than yellow journalism.
yellownoun
A color like that of a ripe lemon or the sun.
The artist used a bright yellow to paint the sun in the landscape.
A yellow pigment or dye.
The fabric was dyed with a natural yellow extracted from turmeric.
A yellow card shown by a referee to a player as a caution in a game, especially in soccer.
The player received a yellow for his unsportsmanlike behavior on the field.
The yolk of an egg.
She prefers the yellow to the white when eating boiled eggs.
yellowverb
To become yellow in color.
The leaves began to yellow as autumn approached.
To cause something to become yellow.
The sun can yellow the pages of a book if left in direct light for too long.
To lose courage or behave in a cowardly way.
He almost asked for a raise but yellowed at the last moment.