<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nanometers</li><li>the yolk of an egg</li><li>a yellow pigment or dye</li><li>Informal: yellow light</li><li>Slang: yellow jacket</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>yellower, yellowest: of the color yellow</li><li>Disparaging and Offensive: designating or pertaining to an Asian person or Asian peoples</li><li>designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, especially of black and white heritage</li><li>having a sallow or yellowish complexion</li><li>Informal: cowardly</li><li>Synonyms: fearful, timorous, craven</li><li>(of a newspaper, book, etc.) featuring articles, pictures, or other content that is sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so: yellow rags; yellow biographies</li><li>dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, especially in sacrificing truth for sensationalism, as in yellow journalism; yellow press</li><li>jealous; envious</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with or without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age.</li></ul>