yellow Definition–noun | 1. | a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm. |
| 3. | a yellow pigment or dye. |
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| 7. | Often Offensive. | a. | designating or pertaining to an Oriental person or Oriental peoples. |
| b. | designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, esp. of black and white heritage, whose skin is yellowish or yellowish brown. |
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| 8. | having a sallow or yellowish complexion. |
| 10. | (of journalism, a newspaper, etc.) | a. | sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so: That yellow rag carried all the gory details. |
| b. | dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, esp. in sacrificing truth for sensationalism: Objective reporting isn't always a match for yellow journalism. |
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) | 12. | to make or become yellow: Yellow the sheets with dye. The white stationery had yellowed with age. |
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bars Definition–noun | 1. | a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage. |
| 2. | an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar. |
| 3. | the amount of material in a bar. |
| 4. | an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver. |
| 5. | a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation. |
| 6. | anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation. |
| 7. | a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar. |
| 9. | (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar. |
| 11. | the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community. |
| 12. | any tribunal: the bar of public opinion. |
| 13. | a band or strip: a bar of light. |
| 14. | a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc. |
| 16. | Music. | a. | Also called bar line. the line marking the division between two measures of music. |
| c. | the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure. |
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| 18. | Law. | a. | an objection that nullifies an action or claim. |
| b. | a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action. |
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| 19. | Typography. a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e. |
| 20. | Architecture. (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded. |
| 21. | Building Trades. | a. | an iron or steel shape: I-bar. |
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| 22. | Military. one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers. |
| 23. | bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse. |
| 24. | a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted. |
| 25. | (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks. |
| 27. | Heraldry. a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon. |
| 28. | Obsolete. a gateway capable of being barred. |
–verb (used with object) | 29. | to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night. |
| 30. | to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape. |
| 31. | to prevent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club. |
| 32. | to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation. |
| 33. | to mark with bars, stripes, or bands. |
–preposition | 34. | except; omitting; but: bar none. |
—Idioms| 35. | at bar, Law. | a. | before the court and being tried: a case at bar. |
| b. | before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar. |
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| 36. | behind bars, in jail: We wanted the criminal behind bars. |
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