Ochre vs. Yellow

Ochrenoun

An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide

Yellowadjective

Having yellow as its colour.

Ochrenoun

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour

Yellowadjective

(informal) Lacking courage.

Ochrenoun

The stop codon sequence "UAA."

Yellowadjective

Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.

Ochrenoun

(slang) Money, especially gold.

Yellowadjective

Far East Asian relating to Asian people.

Ochrenoun

(entomology) Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.

Yellowadjective

Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.

Ochrenoun

(obsolete) nodot=a.

Yellowadjective

High yellow.

Ochreadjective

Having a yellow-orange colour.

Yellowadjective

Related to the Liberal Democrats.

‘yellow constituencies’;

Ochreadjective

(archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

Yellowadjective

(politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party of Germany.

‘the black-yellow coalition’;

Ochreverb

To cover or tint with ochre.

Yellownoun

The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

Ochrenoun

See Ocher.

Yellownoun

(US) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, the illumination of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

Ochrenoun

any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

Yellownoun

(snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.

Ochrenoun

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

Yellownoun

(pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the (yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).

Ochreadjective

of a moderate orange-yellow color

Yellownoun

(sports) A yellow card.

Ochrenoun

an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red

‘yellow ochre’;

Yellowverb

(intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.

Ochrenoun

a pale brownish yellow colour.

Yellowverb

(transitive) To make (something) yellow or more yellow.

Ochre

Ochre ( OH-kər; from Ancient Greek: ὤχρα, from ὠχρός, ōkhrós, pale), or ocher in American English, is a natural clay earth pigment which is a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand. It ranges in colour from yellow to deep orange or brown.

Yellowadjective

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.

‘Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.’; ‘A sweaty reaper from his tillage broughtFirst fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.’; ‘The line of yellow light dies fast away.’;

Yellowadjective

Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he has a yellow streak.

Yellowadjective

Sensational; - said of some newspapers, their makers, etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc.

Yellownoun

A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.

Yellownoun

A yellow pigment.

Yellowverb

To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.

Yellowverb

To become yellow or yellower.

Yellownoun

the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons

Yellowverb

turn yellow;

‘The pages of the book began to yellow’;

Yellowadjective

similar to the color of an egg yolk

Yellowadjective

easily frightened

Yellowadjective

changed to a yellowish color by age;

‘yellowed parchment’;

Yellowadjective

typical of tabloids;

‘sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal’; ‘yellow journalism’;

Yellowadjective

cowardly or treacherous;

‘the little yellow stain of treason’; ‘too yellow to stand and fight’;

Yellowadjective

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

Yellowadjective

of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks

‘curly yellow hair’;

Yellowadjective

having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people).

Yellowadjective

denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent

‘he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert’;

Yellowadjective

not brave; cowardly

‘he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow’;

Yellowadjective

showing jealousy or suspicion.

Yellowadjective

(of a style of writing, especially in journalism) lurid and sensational

‘he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism’;

Yellownoun

yellow colour or pigment

‘the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow’; ‘a wide range of colours from rich vibrant reds, yellows, blues, and greens to more unexpected pastel shades’;

Yellownoun

yellow clothes or material

‘everyone dresses in yellow’;

Yellownoun

a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker

‘he missed an easy yellow in frame four’;

Yellownoun

used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour.

Yellownoun

any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.

Yellowverb

become yellow, especially with age

‘the cream paint was beginning to yellow’;

Yellow

Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm.