yellow
/ˈjɛloʊ/ noun A1- The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
- The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, the lighting of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
- One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
- One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
- A yellow card.
- A yellow dye or pigment.
- A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of yellow pigment.
- Something, or a part of a thing, which is yellow.
Plural yellows
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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After the Lion had rested they started along the road of yellow brick, silently wondering, each in his own mind, if ever they would come to the end of the woods and reach the bright sunshine again.
Toward evening they came to a great forest, where the trees grew so big and close together that their branches met over the road of yellow brick.
The road was still paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good.
When she had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear a deep groan near by.
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