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yellows

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y EH1 L OW0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of yellow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of jaundice found in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A disease of plants, especially peach trees, in which the leaves turn a yellowish colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: little peach

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of yellow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Examples

  • This paper yellows with age and gets brittle.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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