YELLOW

Meaning of YELLOW in English

lacking courage, afraid to defend, chicken

Some fans think he's yellow because he doesn't fight.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

YELLOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yellow River yellow poplar {{link=yellow fever">yellow fever yellow jacket yellow journalism Yellow Sea Yellow …
Английский словарь Британика
YELLOW — I. ˈye](ˌ)lō, ]lə; ]ləw or ]lō+V; dial or NewEng & Brit +V ]lər; dial ˈya] ( but ˈyalə(r) often occurs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YELLOW — (v. t.) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — ( v. t. ) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — — yellowly , adv. — yellowness , n. /yel"oh/ , n., adj., yellower, yellowest , v. n. 1. a color …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — I. ˈye-(ˌ)lō, dialect ˈye-lər or ˈya- adjective Etymology: Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YELLOW — noun a yellow pigment. 2. yellow ·vi to become yellow or yellower. 3. yellow ·vt to make yellow; to cause …
Webster English vocab
YELLOW — [yel.low] adj [ME yelwe, yelow, fr. OE geolu; akin to OHG gelo yellow, L helvus light bay, Gk chloros greenish …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YELLOW — yellow BrE AmE ˈjel əʊ AmE -oʊ ▷ yellow|ed d ▷ yellow|ing ɪŋ ▷ yellow|s z ▶ ˌ yellow ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YELLOW — / ˈjeləʊ; NAmE ˈjeloʊ/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( yel·lower , yel·lowest ) 1. having the colour …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YELLOW — I. yel ‧ low 1 S2 W3 /ˈjeləʊ $ -loʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: geolu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Oxford English vocab
YELLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a green/brown/yellow etc leaf ▪ the deep green leaves of the coconut trees a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YELLOW — n. yellow bunting Yellow River yellow poplar yellow fever yellow jacket yellow journalism Yellow Sea Yellow Turbans
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
YELLOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
YELLOW — n. 25B6; adjective yellow hair 007C; a yellow shirt : FLAXEN, golden, gold, blonde, fair; lemon, daffodil-yellow, mustard. (informal) he'll …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
YELLOW — 1. прил. 1) желтый bright yellow ≈ ярко-желтый pale yellow ≈ бледно-желтый Syn : or 2) разг. трусливый, боязливый He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW — yellow.ogg 1. ʹjeləʋ n 1. жёлтый цвет, желтизна 2. жёлтая краска 3. желток 4. 1> человек с жёлтой кожей 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый пигмент; жёлтая краска 2) жёлтый • - buttercup yellow - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - zinc yellow
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый пигмент; жёлтая краска 2) жёлтый • - buttercup yellow - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - zinc yellow
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
YELLOW — 1. ʹjeləʋ n 1. жёлтый цвет, желтизна 2. жёлтая краска 3. желток 4. 1> человек с жёлтой кожей 2> pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW — 1. прил. 1) а) жёлтый bright yellow — ярко-жёлтый pale yellow — бледно-жёлтый Syn: or б) желтокожий в) одетый в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YELLOW — 1. прил. 1) а) жёлтый bright yellow — ярко-жёлтый pale yellow — бледно-жёлтый Syn: or б) желтокожий в) одетый в жёлтую одежду 2) разг. трусливый, боязливый He has a yellow …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
YELLOW — 1) энт. желтушка (Colias) 2) pl фтп. желтуха 3) краситель жёлтого цвета • - acridine yellow - alizarin yellow - basic yellow - brilliant yellow - clouded yellow - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
YELLOW — 1) энт. желтушка ( Colias ) 2) pl фтп. желтуха 3) краситель жёлтого цвета • - acridine yellow - alizarin …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый 2) желтизна, жёлтый цвет • - baryte yellow - buttercup yellow - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - maize yellow - zinc yellow
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый пигмент; жёлтая краска 2) жёлтый - antimony yellow - chrom yellow - iron oxide yellow - Naples yellow
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
YELLOW — жёлтый - cadmium yellow - hansa yellow - Napples yellow - zinc yellow
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
YELLOW — 1. прил. 1) желтый bright yellow ≈ ярко-желтый pale yellow ≈ бледно-желтый Syn : or 2) разг. трусливый, боязливый He …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW — yelb (-esse, -ore). ~ HAMMER: emberize
English interlingue dictionary
YELLOW — da'g (Adjective) dalag;yellow
English-Visayan vocabulary
YELLOW — geographical name see: Huang
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YELLOW — (v. i.) To become yellow or yellower.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — (n.) A yellow pigment.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — (n.) A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the …
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — (superl.) Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part …
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — (a.) Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers, etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — (a.) Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he has a yellow streak.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — ( v. i. ) To become yellow or yellower.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — ( superl. ) Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — ( n. ) A yellow pigment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — ( n. ) A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — adj. having a yellow color; cowardly (Slang); jealous; sensationalistic (about a newspaper)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YELLOW — v. make yellow, paint or dye yellow; turn yellow (e.g. old paper)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YELLOW — n. color yellow; yolk of an egg; coward (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
YELLOW — — see Huang
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YELLOW — n. yellow bunting canary yellow chrome yellow high yellow lemon yellow yellow spot primrose yellow straw yellow sulphur yellow yellow …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 15th century : to become or turn yellow transitive verb : to make yellow : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW — n. Function: noun Date: before 12th century 1 : something yellow or marked by a yellow color: as a sometimes …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW — n. Pronunciation: ' ye-( ˌ )l ō , dial ' ye-l ə r or ' ya- Function: adjective Etymology: Middle …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW — n. Function: geographical name ― see HUANG
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
YELLOW — ■ adjective 1》 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; …
Concise Oxford English vocab
YELLOW — ( yellows, yellowing, yellowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YELLOW — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YELLOW — [verb]The newspaper had yellowed (= become yellow) over the years. [T]A lot of white and cream paints yellow over time. …
Cambridge English vocab
YELLOW — To look yellow; to be jealous. I happened to call on Mr. Green, who was out: on coming home, and …
Slang English vocab
YELLOW — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: COWARDLY , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly, white-livered
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
YELLOW — a. Golden, fulvous, fulvid, gold-colored.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
YELLOW — adjective Synonyms: cowardly , ||chicken, coward, craven, gutless, lily-livered, pusillanimous, spunkless, unmanly, white-livered
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
YELLOW — I. verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
YELLOW — I. verb Yellow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ leaf II. adj. , noun ADJECTIVE ▪ creamy …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
YELLOW — A language from SRI proposed to meet the Ironman requirements which led to Ada . ["On the YELLOW Language Submitted …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary

English Idioms vocabulary

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