English-Thai Dictionary
yellow
ADJ ขี้ขลาด ตาขาว khi-khlad
yellow
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ชนชาติ ผิวเหลือง เกี่ยวกับ ชนชาติ มองโกลอยด์ kiao-kab-chon-chat-phio-lueang
yellow
ADJ เป็น สีเหลือง คล้าย เนย หรือ มะนาว สุก pen-se-lueang-klai-noei-rue-ma-nao-suk
yellow
N สีย้อม สีเหลือง se-yom-se-lueang
yellow
N สีเหลือง สีเหลือง se-lueang
yellow
N ไข่แดง khai-daeng
yellow
VI กลายเป็น สีเหลือง (เพราะ ความเก่า khai-daeng
yellow
VT กลายเป็น สีเหลือง (เพราะ ความเก่า khai-daeng
yellow-bellied
SL ขี้ขลาด ขี้กลัว khi-khlad
yellowbird
N นก สีเหลือง พวก Goldfish พบ แพบ อเมริกา นก ขนาดเล็ก พวก Dendroica petechia
yellowhammer
N นก พวก Emberiza citrinella พบ แถบ ยุโรป นก พวก Colaptes auratus เช่น Flicker
yellowish
ADJ ค่อนข้าง เหลือ ง kon-kang-lueang
yellowlegs
N นก พวก Totanus melanoleucus หรือ Totanus flavipes พบ ตาม ชายฝั่ง
yellowtail
N ปลา ทะเล ตัว แบน มี ครีบ หลัง สีเหลือง และ มี จุด แดง ตามตัว pla-tha-le-tua-baen-mi-khrib-lang-se-lueang-lae-me-jut-daeng-tam-tua
yellowthroat
N ปลา คอ เหลือง จำพวก Geothlypiss pla-kor-lueang-jam-phuak
yellowwood
N ต้นไม้ พวก Cladratis lutea มี เนื้อ แข็ง สีเหลือง ไม้ สีเหลือง ของ ต้นไม้ อื่นๆ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
YELLOW
a.[G. See Gold. ] Being of a bright color; the color of gold.
YELLOW
n.A bright color, reflecting the most light of any, after white. It is one of the simple or primitive colors.
YELLOW-BLOSSOMED
a.Furnished or adorned with yellow flowers.
YELLOW-BOY
n.A gold coin. [Vulgar. ]
YELLOW-EARTH
n.A soft yellow mineral found at Webraw, in Upper Lusatia. United with clay and argillaceous ironstone.
YELLOW-FEVER
n.A malignant disease of warm climates, which often suffuses the skin with a yellowish color.
YELLOW-GOLDS
n.A flower.
YELLOW-HAMMER
n.A bird of the genus Emberiza. Its throat and the crown of the head, are yellow.
YELLOWISH
a.Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.
YELLOWISHNESS
n.The quality of being somewhat yellow.
YELLOWNESS
n. 1. The quality of being yellow; as the yellowness of an orange.
2. Jealousy. [Not in use. ]
YELLOWS
n.A disease of horses, cattle and sheep, in which the eyes are tinged with a yellow color, proceeding often from obstructions in the gall-ducts. It is relieved by purges.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
YELLOW
Yel "low, a. [Compar. Yellower; superl. Yellowest.] Etym: [OE. yelow,yelwe, ýelow, ýeoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. hari tawny, yellowish. Chlorine, Gall a bitter liquid, Gold, Yolk. ]
Defn: Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green. Her yellow hair was browded [braided ] in a tress. Chaucer. A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf. Milton. The line of yellow light dies fast away. Keble. Yellow atrophy (Med. ), a fatal affection of the liver, in which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice. -- Yellow bark, calisaya bark. -- Yellow bass (Zoöl.), a North American fresh-water bass (Morone interrupta ) native of the lower parts of the Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called also barfish. -- Yellow berry. (Bot. ) Same as Persian berry, under Persian. -- Yellow boy, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang ] Arbuthnot. -- Yellow brier. (Bot. ) See under Brier. -- Yellow bugle (Bot. ), a European labiate plant (Ajuga Chamæpitys ). -- Yellow bunting (Zoöl.), the European yellow-hammer. -- Yellow cat (Zoöl.), a yellow catfish; especially, the bashaw. -- Yellow copperas (Min. ), a hydrous sulphate of iron; -- called also copiapite. -- Yellow copper ore, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper pyrites. See Chalcopyrite. -- Yellow cress (Bot. ), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant (Barbarea præcox ), sometimes grown as a salad plant. -- Yellow dock. (Bot. ) See the Note under Dock. -- Yellow earth, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow pigment. -- Yellow fever (Med. ), a malignant, contagious, febrile disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice, producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black vomit. See Black vomit, in the Vocabulary. -- Yellow flag, the quarantine flag. See under Quarantine, and 3d Flag. -- Yellow jack. (a ) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack. (b ) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine. -- Yellow jacket (Zoöl.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the genus Vespa, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful stings. -- Yellow lead ore (Min. ), wulfenite. -- Yellow lemur (Zoöl.), the kinkajou. -- Yellow macauco (Zoöl.), the kinkajou. -- Yellow mackerel (Zoöl.), the jurel. -- Yellow metal. Same as Muntz metal, under Metal. -- Yellow ocher (Min. ), an impure, earthy variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment. -- Yellow oxeye (Bot. ), a yellow-flowered plant (Chrysanthemum segetum ) closely related to the oxeye daisy. -- Yellow perch (Zoöl.), the common American perch. See Perch. -- Yellow pike (Zoöl.), the wall-eye. -- Yellow pine (Bot. ), any of several kinds of pine; also, their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the most common are valuable species are Pinus mitis and P. palustris of the Eastern and Southern States, and P. ponderosa and P. Arizonica of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific States. -- Yellow plover (Zoöl.), the golden plover. -- Yellow precipitate (Med. Chem. ), an oxide of mercury which is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. -- Yellow puccoon. (Bot. ) Same as Orangeroot. -- Yellow rail (Zoöl.), a small American rail (Porzana Noveboracensis ) in which the lower parts are dull yellow, darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also yellow crake. -- Yellow rattle, Yellow rocket. (Bot. ) See under Rattle, and Rocket. -- Yellow Sally (Zoöl.), a greenish or yellowish European stone fly of the genus Chloroperla; -- so called by anglers. -- Yellow sculpin (Zoöl.), the dragonet. -- Yellow snake (Zoöl.), a West Indian boa (Chilobothrus inornatus ) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed with black, and anteriorly with black lines. -- Yellow spot. (a ) (Anat. ) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision is most accurate. See Eye. (b ) (Zoöl.) A small American butterfly (Polites Peckius ) of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also Peck's skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5. -- Yellow tit (Zoöl.), any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus Machlolophus, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green. -- Yellow viper (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- Yellow warbler (Zoöl.), any one of several species of American warblers of the genus Dendroica in which the predominant color is yellow, especially D. æstiva, which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called also garden warbler, golden warbler, summer yellowbird, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler. -- Yellow wash (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. -- Yellow wren (Zoöl.) (a ) The European willow warbler. (b ) The European wood warbler.
YELLOW
YELLOW Yel "low, n.
1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow. " Shak.
2. A yellow pigment. Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, King's yellow, etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc. -- Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic lead nitrate, and common salt. -- Patent yellow (Old Chem. ), a yellow pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also Turner's yellow.
YELLOW
Yel "low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yellowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Yellowing. ]
Defn: To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
YELLOW
YELLOW Yel "low, v. i.
Defn: To become yellow or yellower.
YELLOWAMMER
YELLOWAMMER Yel "low *am `mer, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Yellow-hammer.
YELLOWBILL
YELLOWBILL Yel "low *bill `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American scoter.
YELLOWBIRD
YELLOWBIRD Yel "low *bird `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See Goldfinch. (b ) The common yellow warbler; -- called also summer yellowbird. See Illust. of Yellow warbler, under Yellow, a.
YELLOW BOOK
YELLOW BOOK Yellow Book. [F. livre jaune. ]
Defn: In France, an official government publication bound in yellow covers.
YELLOW-COVERED
YELLOW-COVERED Yel "low-cov `ered, a.
Defn: Covered or bound in yellow paper. Yellow-covered literature, cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; -- formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. [Colloq. U. S.] Bartlett.
YELLOW-EYED
YELLOW-EYED Yel "low-eyed `, a.
Defn: Having yellow eyes. Yellow-eyed grass (Bot. ), any plant of the genus Xyris.
YELLOWFIN
YELLOWFIN Yel "low *fin `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large squeteague.
YELLOWFISH
YELLOWFISH Yel "low *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A rock trout (Pleurogrammus monopterygius ) found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel.
YELLOW-GOLDS
YELLOW-GOLDS Yel "low-golds `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson.
YELLOWHAMMER
Yel "low *ham `mer, n. Etym: [For yellow-ammer, where ammer is fr. AS. amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a yellow-hammer, OHG. amero. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella ). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark. [Written also yellow-ammer.] (b ) The flicker. [Local, U. S.]
YELLOWING
YELLOWING Yel "low *ing, n.
Defn: The act or process of making yellow. Softened. .. by the yellowing which time has given. G. Eliot.
YELLOWISH
YELLOWISH Yel "low *ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. -- Yel "low *ish *ness, n.
YELLOWLEGS
YELLOWLEGS Yel "low *legs `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.
YELLOWNESS
YELLOWNESS Yel "low *ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange.
2. Jealousy. [Obs. ] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.
YELLOWROOT
YELLOWROOT Yel "low *root `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: Any one of several plants with yellow roots. Specifically: (a ) See Xanthorhiza. (b ) Same as Orangeroot.
YELLOWS
YELLOWS Yel "lows, n.
1. (Far. )
Defn: A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. His horse. .. sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
YELLOWSEED
YELLOWSEED Yel "low *seed `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium campestre ).
YELLOWSHANKS; YELLOWSHINS
YELLOWSHANKS; YELLOWSHINS Yel "low *shanks `, Yel "low *shins `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Yellolegs.
YELLOWTAIL
YELLOWTAIL Yel "low *tail `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola; especially, the large California species (S. dorsalis ) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also cavasina, and white salmon. (b ) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c ) The menhaden. (d ) The runner, 12. (e ) A California rockfish (Sebastodes flavidus ).(f ) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides ).
Note: Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail.
YELLOWTHROAT
YELLOWTHROAT Yel "low *throat `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas ), which is a very common species.
YELLOWTOP
YELLOWTOP Yel "low *top `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.
YELLOWWOOD
YELLOWWOOD Yel "low *wood `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum ); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia ). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
YELLOWWORT
YELLOWWORT Yel "low *wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (Chlora perfoliata ). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.
New American Oxford Dictionary
yellow
yel low |ˈyelō ˈjɛloʊ | ▶adjective 1 of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive color complementary to blue; colored like ripe lemons or egg yolks: curly yellow hair. • offensive having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people ). • denoting a warning of danger that is thought to be near but not actually imminent: he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert . 2 informal cowardly: he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow. • archaic showing jealousy or suspicion. 3 (of a book or newspaper ) unscrupulously sensational. ▶noun 1 yellow color or pigment: the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow | painted in vivid blues and yellows. • yellow clothes or material: everyone dresses in yellow. 2 the yolk of an egg. 3 (yellows ) any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become a yellow color, esp. with age: the cream paint was beginning to yellow | (as adj. yellowing ) : yellowing lace curtains | (as adj. yellowed ) : a yellowed newspaper cutting. PHRASES the yellow peril offensive the political or military threat regarded as being posed by the Chinese or by the peoples of Southeast Asia. DERIVATIVES yel low ish adjective, yel low ly adverb, yel low ness noun, yel low y adjective ORIGIN Old English geolu, geolo; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold .
yellowback
yel low back |ˈyelōˌbak ˈjɛloʊbæk | ▶noun historical a cheap and typically sensational novel, with a yellow board or cloth binding.
yellow-bellied sapsucker
yel low-bel lied sap suck er ▶noun a woodpecker of eastern North America with black-and-white plumage, a pale yellow belly, and, in the male, a scarlet crown and throat. [Sphyrapicus varius, family Picidae. ]
yellow-belly
yel low-bel ly |ˈjɛloʊ ˌbɛli | ▶noun informal 1 a coward. 2 any of various animals with yellow underparts. DERIVATIVES yel low-bel lied adjective
yellow bile
yel low bile ▶noun historical another term for choler.
yellowbill
yellow |bill ▶noun any of a number of birds with yellow bills: ● the African yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata, family Anatidae ). ● the African yellow-billed cuckoo (Ceuthmochares aereus, family Cuculidae )..
yellow-billed
yel low-billed |ˈyelō ˌbild ˌjɛloʊˈbɪld | ▶adjective (of a bird ) having a yellow bill. Used in the name of numerous such birds, including. [● the North American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus, family Cuculidae ). ● the African yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata, family Anatidae ).]
yellow birch
yel low birch ▶noun see birch ( sense 1 of the noun ).
Yellow Book
Yellow Book an illustrated literary periodical published quarterly in the UK between 1894 and 1897, associated with the Aesthetic Movement. Often controversial, it contained contributions from writers including Max Beerbohm, Henry James, Edmund Gosse, Arnold Bennett, and H. G. Wells. The art editor was Aubrey Beardsley. ORIGIN so named because of its distinctive yellow binding.
yellow bunting
yel low bunt ing ▶noun another term for yellowhammer ( sense 2 ).
yellowcake
yel low cake |ˈyelōˌkāk ˈjɛloʊkeɪk | ▶noun impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore. ORIGIN 1950s: so named because it is obtained as a yellow precipitate.
yellow card
yel low card |ˈjɛloʊ kɑrd | ▶noun (in soccer and some other games ) a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned. Compare with red card.
yellow dog
yel low dog informal ▶noun a contemptible or cowardly person or thing. ▶adjective (of a party-line voter, esp. a Democrat ) inclined to support any candidate affiliated with one's chosen party, regardless of the candidate's personal qualities or political qualifications: he is a self-proclaimed yellow dog Democrat.
yellow dog contract
yel low dog con tract ▶noun a contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union.
yellow dog Democrat
yel low dog Dem o crat (also Yellow Dog Democrat ) ▶noun informal see yellow dog. Compare with blue dog Democrat.
yellow earth
yel low earth ▶noun a yellowish loess occurring in northern China.
yellow fever
yel low fe ver |ˌjɛloʊ ˈfivər | ▶noun a tropical viral disease affecting the liver and kidneys, causing fever and jaundice and often fatal. It is transmitted by mosquitoes.
yellowfin
yel low fin |ˈyelōˌfin ˈjɛloʊfɪn |(also yellowfin tuna ) ▶noun a widely distributed, commercially important tuna that has yellow anal and dorsal fins. [Thunnus albacares, family Scombridae. ]
yellow flag
yel low flag |ˌjɛloʊ ˈflæɡ | ▶noun 1 a ship's yellow flag, denoting the letter Q for ‘quarantine. ’ When flown with another flag, it indicates disease on board; when flown alone, it indicates the absence of disease and signifies a request for customs clearance. Also called quarantine flag. • Auto Racing a yellow flag used to signal to drivers that there is a hazard such as oil or a crashed car on the track. 2 a yellow-flowered iris that grows by water and in marshy places, native to Europe and naturalized in North America. [Iris pseudacorus, family Iridaceae. ]
yellow ground
yel ¦low ground ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology kimberlite that is exposed at the surface and has become yellow as a result of atmospheric oxidation.
yellowhammer
yel low ham mer |ˈyelōˌhamər ˈjɛloʊˌhæmər | ▶noun 1 another term for yellow-shafted flicker (see flicker 2 ). 2 a common Eurasian bunting, the male of which has a yellow head, neck, and breast. [Emberiza citrinella, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ).] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird ), possibly conflated with hama ‘feathers. ’
Yellowhammer State
Yel low ham mer State a nickname for the state of Alabama.
yellowhead
yellow |head ▶noun a rare New Zealand songbird with a yellow head and underparts, found only on the South Island. ●Mohoua ochrocephala, family Pachycephalidae (or Acanthizidae ).
yellow jack
yel low jack ▶noun 1 another term for yellow flag ( sense 1 ). 2 archaic term for yellow fever. 3 an edible marine fish with yellowish underparts, found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. [Caranx bartholomaei, family Carangidae. ]
yellow jacket
yel low jack et ▶noun informal a wasp or hornet with bright yellow markings.
yellow jasmine
yel low jas mine (also yellow jessamine ) ▶noun an ornamental climbing shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, native to the southeastern US. Its rhizome yields gelsemium. [Gelsemium sempervirens, family Loganiaceae. ]
yellow jersey
yel low jer sey ▶noun (in a cycling race involving stages ) a yellow jersey worn by the overall leader in a cycle race, at the end of any one day, and ultimately presented to the winner.
yellow journalism
yel low jour nal ism |ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤərnlˌɪzəm | ▶noun journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration: equating murder and dismemberment with smoking pot is the worst yellow journalism. DERIVATIVES yel low jour nal ist noun ORIGIN 1895: from the appearance in an issue of the New York World of a cartoon in which a child in a yellow dress (‘The Yellow Kid ’) was the central figure. The color printing was an experiment designed to attract customers.
Yellowknife
Yel low knife |ˈyelōˌnīf ˈjɛloʊnaɪf | the capital, since 1967, of the Northwest Territories in Canada, on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake; pop. 18,700 (2006 ).
yellowlegs
yel low legs |ˈyelōˌlegz ˈjɛloʊlɛɡz | ▶noun a migratory sandpiper with bright yellow legs, breeding in Alaska and Canada. [Genus Tringa, family Scolopacidae: two species, the greater yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca ) and the lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes ).]
yellow line
yel ¦low line ▶noun (in the UK ) a line painted along the side of the road in yellow to denote parking restrictions.
yellow metal
yel ¦low metal ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of brass containing about 60 parts copper and 40 parts zinc, with a little lead.
yellow mombin
yel low mom bin |mōmˈbēn ˌjɛloʊ ˈmoʊmbin | ▶noun see hog plum.
yellow ocher
yel low o cher ▶noun a yellow pigment that usually contains limonite, a yellowish-brown oxide of iron. • a moderate orange color with yellow overtones.
Yellow Pages
Yel low Pag es |ˈjɛloʊ ˌpeɪʤɪz |(also yellow pages ) ▶plural noun a telephone directory, or a section of one, printed on yellow paper and listing businesses and other organizations according to the goods or services they offer. • a similar directory available online through the Internet.
yellow pepper
yel ¦low pep ¦per ▶noun a yellow variety of the sweet pepper.
yellow pine
yel low pine ▶noun any of several North American pines having a strong yellowish wood. • the wood of such a tree.
yellow poplar
yel low pop lar ▶noun another term for tulip tree.
yellow rain
yel low rain ▶noun a toxic yellow substance reported as falling in Southeast Asia, alleged to be a chemical warfare agent but now believed to consist of contaminated bee droppings.
yellow rattle
yel ¦low rat ¦tle ▶noun a partly parasitic yellow-flowered plant whose ripe seeds are shed into a pouch which rattles when shaken, found in both Europe and eastern North America. ●Rhinanthus minor, family Scrophulariaceae.
Yellow River
Yel low Riv er the second largest river in China. It rises in the mountains of western central China and flows for more than 3,000 miles (4,830 km ) in a huge semicircle before it enters Bo Hai, an inlet of the Yellow Sea. Chinese name Huang Ho.
Yellow Sea
Yel low Sea an arm of the East China Sea that separates the Korean peninsula from the eastern coast of China. Chinese name Huang Hai.
yellow spot
yel low spot ▶noun the region of greatest visual acuity around the fovea of the eye; the macula lutea (see macula ).
Yellowstone National Park
Yel low stone Na tion al Park |ˈyelōˌstōn ˌjɛloʊstoʊnˌnæʃənlˈpɑrk | a national park in northwestern Wyoming and Montana, known for Old Faithful geyser.
yellowtail
yel low tail |ˈyelōˌtāl ˈjɛloʊteɪl | ▶noun ( pl. same or yellowtails ) a marine fish that has yellow coloration on the fins, esp. a number of species prized as food fish. [Several genera and species, including the large sport fish yellowtail (Seriola lalandi, family Carangidae ) of southern California, the yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea, family Pleuronectidae ) of the Atlantic coast from Labrador to Virginia, and the yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus, family Lutjanidae ) of Bermuda and the West Indies. ]
yellowthroat
yel low throat |ˈyelōˌTHrōt ˈjɛloʊθroʊt | ▶noun a small American warbler with a bright yellow throat. [Genus Geothlypis, subfamily Parulinae, family Emberizidae: several species. ]
yellow underwing
yel low un der wing ▶noun an underwing moth that has yellow hind wings with a black terminal band. [Noctua and other genera, family Noctuidae: several species, including the large yellow underwing (N. pronuba ), the larva of which is a destructive cutworm. ]
yellowwood
yel low wood |ˈyelōˌwo͝od ˈjɛloʊwʊd | ▶noun any of a number of trees that have yellowish timber or yield a yellow dye, in particular: [● a North American tree of the pea family (Cladrastis lutea, family Leguminosae ). ● a podocarp. ]
yellow-wort
yellow-wort ▶noun a European plant of the gentian family, with yellow flowers and paired leaves that are joined around the stem, growing in calcareous grassland. ●Blackstonia perfoliata, family Gentianaceae.
Oxford Dictionary
yellow
yel ¦low |ˈjɛləʊ | ▶adjective 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks: curly yellow hair. • offensive having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people ). • denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent: he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert . 2 informal not brave; cowardly: he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow. 3 (of a style of writing, especially in journalism ) lurid and sensational: he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] yellow colour or pigment: the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow | [ count noun ] : painted in vivid blues and yellows. • yellow clothes or material: everyone dresses in yellow. 2 a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker. 3 [ with modifier ] used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour, in particular: ● a butterfly related to the brimstones and sulphurs (Eurema, Colias, and other genera, family Pieridae ). See also clouded yellow ● a small European moth (several species in the family Geometridae ). 4 (yellows ) any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become yellow, especially with age: the cream paint was beginning to yellow | (as adj. yellowing ) : yellowing lace curtains | (as adj. yellowed ) : a yellowed newspaper cutting. PHRASES the yellow peril offensive the political or military threat regarded as being posed by the Chinese or by the peoples of SE Asia. DERIVATIVES yellowish adjective, yellowly adverb, yellowness noun, yellowy adjective ORIGIN Old English geolu, geolo, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold .
yellow archangel
yel ¦low arch |angel ▶noun see archangel ( sense 2 ).
yellowback
yellow |back |ˈjɛlə (ʊ )bak | ▶noun historical a cheap novel in a yellow board binding.
yellow-bellied sapsucker
yel low-bel lied sap suck er ▶noun a woodpecker of eastern North America with black-and-white plumage, a pale yellow belly, and, in the male, a scarlet crown and throat. [Sphyrapicus varius, family Picidae. ]
yellow-belly
yellow-belly ▶noun informal 1 a coward. 2 any of a number of animals with yellow underparts. DERIVATIVES yellow-bellied adjective
yellow bile
yel ¦low bile ▶noun historical another term for choler.
yellowbill
yellow |bill ▶noun any of a number of birds with yellow bills: ● the African yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata, family Anatidae ). ● the African yellow-billed cuckoo (Ceuthmochares aereus, family Cuculidae )..
yellow-billed
yel low-billed |ˈyelō ˌbild ˌjɛloʊˈbɪld | ▶adjective (of a bird ) having a yellow bill. Used in the name of numerous such birds, including. [● the North American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus, family Cuculidae ). ● the African yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata, family Anatidae ).]
Yellow Book
Yellow Book an illustrated literary periodical published quarterly in the UK between 1894 and 1897, associated with the Aesthetic Movement. Often controversial, it contained contributions from writers including Max Beerbohm, Henry James, Edmund Gosse, Arnold Bennett, and H. G. Wells. The art editor was Aubrey Beardsley. ORIGIN so named because of its distinctive yellow binding.
yellowcake
yellow |cake |ˈjɛlə (ʊ )keɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore. ORIGIN 1950s; so named because it is obtained as a yellow precipitate.
yellow card
yellow card ▶noun (in soccer and some other games ) a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned. Compare with red card. ▶verb ( yellow-card ) [ with obj. ] (of the referee ) caution (a player ) by showing a yellow card.
yellow dog
yel ¦low dog ▶noun N. Amer. informal a contemptible person or thing.
yellow dog contract
yel low dog con tract ▶noun a contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union.
yellow earth
yel ¦low earth ▶noun [ mass noun ] a yellowish loess occurring in northern China.
yellow fever
yel ¦low fever ▶noun [ mass noun ] a tropical virus disease affecting the liver and kidneys, causing fever and jaundice and often fatal. It is transmitted by mosquitoes.
yellowfin
yellowfin |ˈjɛlə (ʊ )fɪn |(also yellowfin tuna ) ▶noun a widely distributed, commercially important tuna that has yellow anal and dorsal fins. ●Thunnus albacares, family Scombridae.
yellow flag
yel ¦low flag ▶noun 1 a yellow flag flown by a ship to indicate the presence on board of disease. • Motor Racing a yellow flag used to signal to drivers that there is a hazard such as a crashed car ahead. 2 a yellow-flowered European iris which grows by water and in marshy places. ●Iris pseudacorus, family Iridaceae.
yellow ground
yel ¦low ground ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology kimberlite that is exposed at the surface and has become yellow as a result of atmospheric oxidation.
yellowhammer
yellow |hammer |ˈjɛlə (ʊ )hamə | ▶noun a common Eurasian bunting, the male of which has a yellow head, neck, and breast. ●Emberiza citrinella, family Emberizidae (subfamily Emberizinae ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: -hammer is perhaps from Old English amore (a kind of bird ), possibly conflated with hama ‘feathers ’.
Yellowhammer State
Yellowhammer State informal name for Alabama.
yellowhead
yellow |head ▶noun a rare New Zealand songbird with a yellow head and underparts, found only on the South Island. ●Mohoua ochrocephala, family Pachycephalidae (or Acanthizidae ).
yellow jack
yel ¦low jack ▶noun archaic term for yellow fever.
yellow jacket
yel ¦low jacket ▶noun N. Amer. informal a wasp or hornet.
yellow jasmine
yel ¦low jas |mine ▶noun an ornamental climbing shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, native to the south-eastern US. Its rhizome yields the drug gelsemium. ●Gelsemium sempervirens, family Loganiaceae.
yellow jersey
yel ¦low jer ¦sey ▶noun (in a cycling race involving stages ) a yellow jersey worn each day by the rider who is ahead on time over the whole race to that point, and presented to the rider with the shortest overall time at the finish of the race.
yellow journalism
yel low jour nal ism |ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤərnlˌɪzəm | ▶noun journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration: equating murder and dismemberment with smoking pot is the worst yellow journalism. DERIVATIVES yel low jour nal ist noun ORIGIN 1895: from the appearance in an issue of the New York World of a cartoon in which a child in a yellow dress (‘The Yellow Kid ’) was the central figure. The color printing was an experiment designed to attract customers.
Yellowknife
Yellowknife |ˈjɛləʊnʌɪf | the capital of the Northwest Territories in Canada, on the north shore of the Great Slave Lake; pop. 18,700 (2006 ).
yellowlegs
yellow |legs |ˈjɛlə (ʊ )lɛgz | ▶noun ( pl. same ) a migratory sandpiper that resembles the greenshank but has yellowish legs, breeding in northern Canada. ●Genus Tringa, family Scolopacidae: two species, the greater yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca ) and the lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes ).
yellow line
yel ¦low line ▶noun (in the UK ) a line painted along the side of the road in yellow to denote parking restrictions.
yellow metal
yel ¦low metal ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of brass containing about 60 parts copper and 40 parts zinc, with a little lead.
yellow ocher
yel low o cher ▶noun a yellow pigment that usually contains limonite, a yellowish-brown oxide of iron. • a moderate orange color with yellow overtones.
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages ▶plural noun ( trademark in the UK and South Africa ) a telephone directory, or a section of one, printed on yellow paper and listing businesses and other organizations according to the goods or services they offer.
yellow pepper
yel ¦low pep ¦per ▶noun a yellow variety of the sweet pepper.
yellow pine
yel low pine ▶noun any of several North American pines having a strong yellowish wood. • the wood of such a tree.
yellow poplar
yel ¦low pop ¦lar ▶noun North American term for tulip tree.
yellow rain
yel ¦low rain ▶noun [ mass noun ] a yellow substance reported as falling in SE Asia, alleged to be a chemical warfare agent but now believed to consist of bee droppings.
yellow rattle
yel ¦low rat ¦tle ▶noun a partly parasitic yellow-flowered plant whose ripe seeds are shed into a pouch which rattles when shaken, found in both Europe and eastern North America. ●Rhinanthus minor, family Scrophulariaceae.
Yellow River
Yellow River the second-largest river in China, which rises in the mountains of west central China and flows over 4,830 km (3,000 miles ) in a huge semicircle before entering the gulf of Bo Hai. Chinese name Huang Ho.
Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea an arm of the East China Sea, separating the Korean peninsula from the east coast of China. Chinese name Huang Hai.
yellow spot
yel ¦low spot ▶noun the region of greatest visual acuity around the fovea of the eye; the macula lutea (see macula ).
Yellowstone National Park
Yellow |stone National Park |ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn | a national park in NW Wyoming and Montana. It contains Old Faithful, a geyser which erupts every 45 to 80 minutes to a height of about one hundred feet.
yellow-tail
yellow-tail ▶noun 1 (also yellow-tail moth ) a white tussock moth with a tuft of yellow hairs on the tip of the abdomen. The caterpillars have irritant hairs and can be a pest of fruit trees. ●Euproctis similis, family Lymantriidae. 2 (usu. yellowtail ) ( pl. same or yellowtails ) a marine fish which has yellow coloration on the tail, especially a fish of the jack family. ●Several species, especially of the genus Seriola, family Carangidae.
yellowthroat
yellow |throat ▶noun a small American warbler with a bright yellow throat. ●Genus Geothlypis, family Parulidae: several species.
yellow underwing
yel ¦low under |wing ▶noun an underwing moth which has hindwings that are yellow with a black terminal band. ●Noctua and other genera, family Noctuidae: several species, including the large yellow underwing (N. pronuba ), the larva of which is a destructive cutworm.
yellow-wood
yellow-wood ▶noun any of a number of trees which have yellowish timber or yield a yellow dye, in particular: ● a North American tree of the pea family (Cladrastis lutea, family Leguminosae ). ● a podocarp tree.
yellow-wort
yellow-wort ▶noun a European plant of the gentian family, with yellow flowers and paired leaves that are joined around the stem, growing in calcareous grassland. ●Blackstonia perfoliata, family Gentianaceae.
American Oxford Thesaurus
yellow
yellow adjective 1 yellow hair | a yellow shirt: flaxen, golden, gold, blond /blonde, fair; lemon, cadmium yellow, daffodil, mustard, primrose yellow; tawny, fulvous. 2 informal he'll have to prove he's not yellow. See cowardly.
Oxford Thesaurus
yellow
yellow adjective 1 bright yellow flowers | the man with the yellow hair: yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, gold, golden; blonde, light brown, fair, flaxen. 2 informal he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow: cowardly, lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, craven, spiritless, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, cowering, afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, soft; informal chicken, weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified; Brit. informal wet; N. Amer. informal candy-assed; N. Amer. vulgar slang chickenshit; archaic poltroon, recreant, poor-spirited. ANTONYMS brave, courageous.
Duden Dictionary
Yellow Press
Yel low Press Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |ˈjɛloʊ ˈprɛs |die Yellow Press; Genitiv: der Yellow Press englisch yellow press, eigentlich = gelbe Presse Regenbogenpresse
Yellowstone-Nationalpark
Yel low stone-Na ti o nal park Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈjɛlostoːn …|ein Naturschutzgebiet in den USA
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
yellow
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yellowish
yel low ish /jéloʊɪʃ /形容詞 黄ばんだ, 黄色がかった .
Yellowstone National Park
Y è llow stone N à tional P á rk /jèloʊstoʊn -/名詞 イエローストーン国立公園 〘米国北西部Wyoming, Idaho, Montana州にまたがる米国最大の国立自然公園; 大渓谷 温泉 間欠泉などがある 〙.
yellowy
yel low y /jéloʊi /形容詞 ＝yellowish .
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