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yel·low
 yellow
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- pronunciation:
- ye
lo
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Yellow is the color of a lemon. It is also the color we usually choose when we paint a picture of the sun.
Yellow is the color of my cat's eyes.
- similar words:
- gold, lemon, mustard
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
yellower, yellowest |
| definition 1: |
When something is yellow, it has the color of yellow.
Jamal's dad wears a bright yellow jacket when he rides his bike.
- similar words:
- gold, sandy
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| definition 2: |
If someone calls another person "yellow," they are saying that that person has no courage. They are saying that that person is a coward.
When Martin refused to fight, the bully called him yellow.- similar words:
- afraid, fearful, timid
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| derivations: |
yellowish (adj.), yellowy (adj.), yellowness (n.) |
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