yellow
♦♦♦ yel|low /j'eloʊ/ (yellows yellowing yellowed)
1 [COLOUR]
Something that is yellow is the colour of lemons, butter, or the middle part of an egg.
The walls have been painted bright yellow...
2 [VERB] V, V-ing
If something yellows, it becomes yellow in colour, often because it is old.
The flesh of his cheeks seemed to have yellowed...
She sat scanning the yellowing pages.ca|nary yel|low
[COLOUR]
Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
...a canary yellow dress.lem|on yel|low
also lemon-yellow
[COLOUR]
Lemon yellow or lemon is used to describe things that are pale yellow in colour.yel|low card (yellow cards)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
In football or rugby, if a player is shown the yellow card, the referee holds up a yellow card to indicate that the player has broken the rules, and that if they do so again, they will be ordered to leave the pitch.yel|low fe|ver
[N-UNCOUNT]
Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries.yel|low line (yellow lines)
[N-COUNT]
A yellow line is a narrow yellow line painted at the edge of a road to warn drivers that parking is not allowed there, or is only allowed at certain times.
1 [COLOUR]
Something that is yellow is the colour of lemons, butter, or the middle part of an egg.
The walls have been painted bright yellow...
2 [VERB] V, V-ing
If something yellows, it becomes yellow in colour, often because it is old.
The flesh of his cheeks seemed to have yellowed...
She sat scanning the yellowing pages.ca|nary yel|low
[COLOUR]
Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
...a canary yellow dress.lem|on yel|low
also lemon-yellow
[COLOUR]
Lemon yellow or lemon is used to describe things that are pale yellow in colour.yel|low card (yellow cards)
[N-COUNT] usu sing
In football or rugby, if a player is shown the yellow card, the referee holds up a yellow card to indicate that the player has broken the rules, and that if they do so again, they will be ordered to leave the pitch.yel|low fe|ver
[N-UNCOUNT]
Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries.yel|low line (yellow lines)
[N-COUNT]
A yellow line is a narrow yellow line painted at the edge of a road to warn drivers that parking is not allowed there, or is only allowed at certain times.