YELLOW

(noun) yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
synonyms : yellowness
(verb) turn yellow
"The pages of the book began to yellow"
(adj.) easily frightened
synonyms : chicken , chickenhearted , lily-livered , white-livered , yellow-bellied
(adj.) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
synonyms : xanthous , yellowish
(adj.) affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc
synonyms : icteric , jaundiced
(adj.) cowardly or treacherous
"the little yellow stain of treason", "too yellow to stand and fight"
(adj.) changed to a yellowish color by age
"yellowed parchment"
synonyms : yellowed
(adj.) typical of tabloids
"sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal", "yellow press"
synonyms : scandalmongering , sensationalistic

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