Word Cadet

yellow

Letters that make yellow

o, e, l, w, y are letters that make 'yellow'

Words within yellow

el, ell, yell, EL, low, Low are words within 'yellow'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of yellow

yellows, yellowy are words created by adding a letter to 'yellow'

yellow is a 6 letter word ending with w
yellow is a 6 letter word starting with y

7 possible definitions for 'yellow'

Yellow as "affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc"

Under this definition, yellow is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jaundiced, icteric have the same meaning as 'yellow'

Derivatives of yellow

jaundice, icterus are derivatives of 'yellow'.

Similar to yellow

unhealthy is similar to yellow.

Yellow as "changed to a yellowish color by age"

Under this definition, yellow is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

yellowed has the same meaning as yellow

Similar to yellow

old is similar to yellow.

Example of yellow used within this context

"yellowed parchment"

Yellow as "yellow color or pigment, the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons"

Under this definition, yellow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

yellowness has the same meaning as yellow

yellow as a type

'yellow' can be a type of chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour.

Types of yellow

canary yellow, brownish yellow, gamboge, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, saffron, straw, gold, lemon, wheat, greenish yellow, pale yellow, amber, canary are types of 'yellow'.

Derivatives of yellow

yellow, yellowish, xanthous are derivatives of 'yellow'.

Yellow as "turn yellow"

Under this definition, yellow is a verb and has the following properties:

yellow as a type

'yellow' can be a type of discolour, color, colour, discolor.

Derivatives of yellow

yellowness, yellow are derivatives of 'yellow'.

Example of yellow used within this context

"The pages of the book began to yellow"

Yellow as "of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum, of something resembling the color of an egg yolk"

Under this definition, yellow is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

yellowish, xanthous have the same meaning as 'yellow'

Derivatives of yellow

yellowness, yellow are derivatives of 'yellow'.

Similar to yellow

chromatic is similar to yellow.

Yellow as "cowardly or treacherous"

Under this definition, yellow is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to yellow

dishonorable, dishonourable are similar to 'yellow'.

Example of yellow used within this context

"the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight, "too yellow to stand and fight"

Yellow as "easily frightened"

Under this definition, yellow is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

white-livered, chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, yellow-bellied have the same meaning as 'yellow'

yellow Usage

'yellow' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Derivatives of yellow

wimp, crybaby, chicken are derivatives of 'yellow'.

Similar to yellow

fearful, cowardly are similar to 'yellow'.