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yellow

yel·low

yellow

 
pronunciation:
ye lo
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: the color of an egg yolk or ripe lemon; the color between orange and green on the color spectrum.
 
similar words:
buff, canary, gold, lemon, mustard
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: yellower, yellowest
definition 1: having the color yellow.
She loved her yellow bird.
 
similar words:
gold, sandy
definition 2: cowardly.
When Jim ran away from the bully, his friends said he was yellow.
synonyms:
cowardly
similar words:
afraid, fearful, timid
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derivations: yellowish (adj.), yellowy (adj.), yellowness (n.)
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