yellow

yel*low

adjective

{bc}of the color yellow

yellow

noun

yellow

verb

{bc}to become or turn yellow

Huang

geographical name

river 3396 miles (5464 kilometers) long in northern China flowing from the Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai east into {d_link|Bo Hai|Bo Hai:g}

yellow bile

noun

{bc}the one of the four humors {dx_def}see {dxt|humor:1|humor:1|2c}{/dx_def} in ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be hot and dry and to cause anger and irritability

yellow birch

noun

{bc}a large birch ({it}Betula alleghaniensis{/it} synonym {it}B. lutea{/it}) of chiefly eastern North America with thin lustrous gray or yellow bark forming plates with ragged edges in older trees

yel*low-dog

adjective

{bc}{sx|mean||}, {sx|contemptible||}

yellow-dog contract

noun

{bc}an employment contract in which a worker disavows membership in and agrees not to join a labor union in order to get a job

yellow dwarf

noun

{bc}any of several plant diseases of cereal grasses (such as oats and barley), onions, potatoes, tomatoes, or tobacco that are characterized by yellowing and stunting and are caused by viruses

yellow fever

noun

{bc}an acute infectious disease that is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America, is marked by symptoms (such as fever, muscle pain, and headache) of sudden onset which typically resolve within a few days but are sometimes followed by more serious symptoms (such as jaundice, high fever, and hemorrhage), and is caused by a flavivirus (species {it}Yellow fever virus{/it} of the genus {it}Flavivirus{/it}) transmitted especially by the yellow-fever mosquito