Phrase Hound found 35 phrases and 6 compound words that contain yellows. The most common are listed below. Open yellows in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 35
- aster yellowsA type of plant disease caused by phytoplasma, primarily affecting plants of the Asteraceae family.
- clouded yellowsplural of clouded yellow: A bright yellow butterfly, Colias croceus, of the family Pieridae.
- elm yellowsA disease of elm trees, caused by phytoplasmas infecting the phloem, and eventually causing the crown to turn yellow from lack of nutrients.
- grass-yellowsplural of grass-yellow: Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Eurema.
- reds and yellowsSynonym of blackball (“eight-ball game”).
- leaf mottle yellowsSynonym of huanglongbing: A bacterial infection of citrus trees.
- bronze yellowsplural of bronze yellow: A yellowish brown colour, like that of bronze.
- butter yellowsplural of butter yellow: A light, soft yellow colour.
- cadmium yellowsplural of cadmium yellow: cadmium sulfide when used as a pigment
- chrome yellowsplural of chrome yellow: A natural yellow pigment derived from lead(II) chromate.
- dandelion yellowsplural of dandelion yellow: A particular shade of yellow found on this type of plant.
- double yellowsSynonym of double yellow lines: A pair of yellow lines painted at the side of a road to show that parking is not permitted at any time.
- golden-yellowsplural of golden-yellow: A bright deep yellow colour.
- green-yellowsplural of green-yellow: A color that falls between green and yellow on the color wheel, often leaning more towards the yellow side.
- high yellowsplural of high yellow: A black person with light skin with yellow undertones.
- mellow yellowsplural of mellow yellow: A yellow police car used in South Africa.
- Naples yellowsplural of Naples yellow: A yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate.
- optic yellowsplural of optic yellow: A greenish-yellow color similar to a very bright chartreuse; the standard color for tennis balls in televised matches.
- sulfur yellowsplural of sulfur yellow: A yellow colour similar to that of the element sulfur.
- summer yellowsplural of summer yellow: A bright yellow colour reminiscent of summer.
- taxi yellowsplural of taxi yellow: A bright yellow color used for New York taxicabs.
- tea yellowsA tea plant disease caused by a deficiency in sulfur, leading to chlorosis of the leaves, stunted growth, and the eventual death of the bush if left unchecked.
- yellows offthird-person singular simple present indicative of yellow off: To stop maturing prematurely and also usually die off.
- yellows outthird-person singular simple present indicative of yellow out: To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
- yellows upthird-person singular simple present indicative of yellow up: To become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.
Compound words 6
- YellowstoneA national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
- yellowshanksA bird, the lesser yellowleg.
- yellowshankAlternative form of yellowshanks (“a bird”).
- yellowshowA tropical American herb of the genus Amoreuxia.
- yellowskinA yellow-skinned person, often of Southeast Asian or East Asian ethnic origin.
- yellowspottedHaving yellow spots