yellow

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjɛləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjɛloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yel′ō)

Inflections of 'yellow' (adj):
yellower
adj comparative
yellowest
adj superlative

Collocations for "yellow"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "yellow" in context.

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yellow

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. the yellow [bird, socks, car]
  2. the [bird] is yellow
  3. [bright, pale, lemon] yellow
  4. yellow pages
  5. yellow page [listings, categories, directory, search]
  6. yellow fever (vaccination, vaccine)
  7. [received, got] a [yellow, red] card
  8. shown [the, his second] [yellow] card
  9. [shines, glows, flashes] yellow
  10. is yellow in color
  11. [win, wear] the yellow jersey
v
  1. the [paper, page, book, fabric] is yellowing
  2. the [years, sun] had yellowed the [paper, pages]
  3. yellowing in the [sun, light]
  4. yellowing with [age, time]
  5. [has, had] yellowed at the [edges, corners]
  6. (has) yellowed around the [edges]
  7. (has) yellowed and [cracked, stained, faded]
  8. [coffee, tobacco] has yellowed his teeth
  9. (have) yellowed from [coffee]
  10. her [skin, complexion] (had been) yellowed by jaundice
  11. yellow a [sheet, shirt] with dye
n
  1. [vivid, mustard, bright, dark] yellow
  2. [painted, decorated, covered] in [vivid] yellow
  3. [dress in, wear] yellow
  4. snooker: he [potted, missed] the yellow
  5. sport: he was [shown, given] a yellow
  6. botany: [a plant with, symptoms of] aster yellows
additional examples
  1. the [paper, page, book, fabric] is yellowing
  2. [vivid, mustard, bright, dark] yellow
  3. the yellow [bird, socks, car]
  4. the [years, sun] had yellowed the [paper, pages]
  5. [painted, decorated, covered] in [vivid] yellow
  6. the [bird] is yellow
  7. yellowing in the [sun, light]
  8. [dress in, wear] yellow
  9. [bright, pale, lemon] yellow
  10. yellowing with [age, time]
  11. snooker: he [potted, missed] the yellow
  12. yellow pages
  13. [has, had] yellowed at the [edges, corners]
  14. sport: he was [shown, given] a yellow
  15. yellow page [listings, categories, directory, search]
  16. (has) yellowed around the [edges]
  17. botany: [a plant with, symptoms of] aster yellows
  18. yellow fever (vaccination, vaccine)
  19. (has) yellowed and [cracked, stained, faded]
  20. [received, got] a [yellow, red] card
  21. [coffee, tobacco] has yellowed his teeth
  22. shown [the, his second] [yellow] card
  23. (have) yellowed from [coffee]
  24. [shines, glows, flashes] yellow
  25. her [skin, complexion] (had been) yellowed by jaundice
  26. yellow- [green, gold, orange]
  27. yellow a [sheet, shirt] with dye
  28. yellow-bellied [liar, coward]
  29. is yellow in color
  30. [win, wear] the yellow jersey
'yellow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
LED - Y - amber - banana - berry - blossom - blue - bright - bus - cab - card - clamp - cue - curb - custard - dog - enforced - fever - flag - flower - fluorescent - foul - gleam - glimmer - glow - green - highlight - lemon - lily - marking - mellow - mosquito - mustard - orange - paint - pale - park - peach - pee - pepper - piss - pit - post - powder - raincoat - ribbon - rose - rust - shot - smoke

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