| yellow | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. yellow, yellowness | yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons. |
| ~ chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | a color that has hue. |
| ~ canary yellow, canary | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge. |
| ~ amber, gold | a deep yellow color.; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" |
| ~ brownish yellow | a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge. |
| ~ lemon yellow, gamboge, lemon, maize | a strong yellow color. |
| ~ old gold | a dark yellow. |
| ~ orange yellow, saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange. |
| ~ pale yellow, straw, wheat | a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white. |
| ~ greenish yellow | a shade of yellow tinged with green. |
| v. (change) | 2. yellow | turn yellow.; "The pages of the book began to yellow" |
| ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" |
| adj. | 3. xanthous, yellow, yellowish | of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
| adj. | 4. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied | easily frightened. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ cowardly, fearful | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then" |
| adj. | 5. yellow, yellowed | changed to a yellowish color by age.; "yellowed parchment" |
| ~ old | of long duration; not new.; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
| adj. | 6. scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow | typical of tabloids.; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press" |
| ~ sensational | causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion. |
| adj. | 7. yellow | cowardly or treacherous.; "the little yellow stain of treason"; "too yellow to stand and fight" |
| ~ dishonorable, dishonourable | lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor.; "dishonorable in thought and deed" |
| adj. | 8. icteric, jaundiced, yellow | affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc. |
| ~ unhealthy | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind.; "unhealthy ulcers" |
| frost | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside). |
| ~ ice, water ice | water frozen in the solid state.; "Americans like ice in their drinks" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. freeze, frost | weather cold enough to cause freezing. |
| ~ cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather. |
| n. (process) | 3. frost, icing | the formation of frost or ice on a surface. |
| ~ freeze, freezing | the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid. |
| n. (person) | 4. frost, robert frost, robert lee frost | United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963). |
| ~ poet | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry). |
| v. (contact) | 5. frost, ice | decorate with frosting.; "frost a cake" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 6. frost | provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance.; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 7. frost | cover with frost.; "ice crystals frosted the glass" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (change) | 8. frost | damage by frost.; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown" |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| ice | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. ice, water ice | water frozen in the solid state.; "Americans like ice in their drinks" |
| ~ ice cube | a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks. |
| ~ glacier | a slowly moving mass of ice. |
| ~ h2o, water | binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent. |
| ~ crystal | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure. |
| ~ black ice | a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous. |
| ~ frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside). |
| ~ hailstone | small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm. |
| ~ icicle | ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water. |
| n. (object) | 2. ice | the frozen part of a body of water. |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ drift ice | masses of ice floating in the open sea. |
| ~ icefall | a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall. |
| ~ neve | the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice. |
| ~ pack ice, ice pack | a large expanse of floating ice. |
| ~ ice shelf, shelf ice | ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea. |
| n. (possession) | 3. ice, sparkler | diamonds.; "look at the ice on that dame!" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ diamond | a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem. |
| n. (food) | 4. frosting, ice, icing | a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes. |
| ~ topping | a flavorful addition on top of a dish. |
| n. (food) | 5. frappe, ice | a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk). |
| ~ frozen dessert | any of various desserts prepared by freezing. |
| ~ sorbet, water ice | an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant. |
| ~ amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. |
| ~ controlled substance | a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. ice, internal-combustion engine | a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine. |
| ~ diesel engine, diesel motor, diesel | an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil. |
| ~ cylinder block, engine block, block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" |
| ~ four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine | an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke. |
| ~ gas engine | an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor. |
| ~ gasoline engine, petrol engine | an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines. |
| ~ heat engine | any engine that makes use of heat to do work. |
| ~ force-feed lubricating system, force feed, lubricating system, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings. |
| ~ motorboat, powerboat | a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ automotive vehicle, motor vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails. |
| ~ outboard motor, outboard | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat. |
| ~ poppet, poppet valve | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines. |
| ~ radial engine, rotary engine | an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase. |
| ~ reciprocating engine | an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders. |
| ~ rotary engine | an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components. |
| ~ self-starter | an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ supercharger | compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ valve-in-head engine | internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. ice, ice rink, ice-skating rink | a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating.; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" |
| ~ ice-hockey rink, ice hockey rink | an ice rink for playing ice hockey. |
| ~ rink, skating rink | building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating. |
| v. (change) | 9. ice | cause to become ice or icy.; "an iced summer drink" |
| ~ freeze | cause to freeze.; "Freeze the leftover food" |
| v. (change) | 10. ice | put ice on or put on ice.; "Ice your sprained limbs" |
| ~ cool, cool down, chill | make cool or cooler.; "Chill the food" |
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