yellow chestnut oak
         n 1: medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States
               that yields a strong durable wood [syn: {chinquapin oak},
               {chinkapin oak}, {yellow chestnut oak}, {Quercus
               muehlenbergii}]

English Dictionary: yellow chestnut oak	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow jacaranda n semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental Synonym(s): tipu, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda, pride of Bolivia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow jack n caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: yellow jack, yellow fever, black vomit] yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Synonym(s): yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaei
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow jacket n a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic Synonym(s): pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground Synonym(s): yellow jacket, yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow jasmine n poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers Synonym(s): yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine, evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow jessamine n poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers Synonym(s): yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine, evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow squash n any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowcake n an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore Synonym(s): yellowcake, U308
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowish green n a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea green]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowish-gray adj of grey tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-grey, {yellow- gray}, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowish-grey adj of grey tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-grey, {yellow- gray}, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yolk sac n membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional Synonym(s): yolk sac, vitelline sac, umbilical vesicle, vesicula umbilicus membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds, reptiles, marsupials, and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The             California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of             Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black             above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become             white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.             campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in             winter its fur becomes nearly white.          {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters             used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United             States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters             resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the             pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves             in some styles of building.          {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.          {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]          {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a             factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or             gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same             means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.          {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by             the jack to depress the loop of thread between two             needles.          {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon             which the jack is hoisted.          {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or             studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the             others.          {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.          {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where             the roof has not its full section.          {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.          {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond             the gaff.          {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.          {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or             forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic             press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply             of liquid, as oil.          {Jack-at-a-pinch}.             (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an                   emergency.             (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional                   service for a fee.          {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind             of work.          {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}             ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows             under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not             unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.             --Eng. Cyc.          {Jack-in-a-box}.             (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which                   bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated                   calyx.             (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,                   when the lid is raised, a figure springs.             (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for                   transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a                   manner that their relative rotation may be variable;                   applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road                   locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an                   equation box; a jack frame; -- called also                   {compensating gearing}.             (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the                   crosspiece of a rude press.          {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.          {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit             ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).          {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework             of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.          {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma             triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix             is inclosed.          {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).                      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old             clocks, which struck the time on the bell.          {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.          {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is             turned out. --Shak.          {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery             story.          {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.             (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper                   speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns                   to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.             (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in                   illumination the features of a human face, etc.          {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine             flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       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.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The             California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of             Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black             above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become             white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.             campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in             winter its fur becomes nearly white.          {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters             used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United             States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters             resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the             pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves             in some styles of building.          {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.          {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]          {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a             factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or             gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same             means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.          {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by             the jack to depress the loop of thread between two             needles.          {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon             which the jack is hoisted.          {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or             studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the             others.          {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.          {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where             the roof has not its full section.          {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.          {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond             the gaff.          {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.          {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or             forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic             press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply             of liquid, as oil.          {Jack-at-a-pinch}.             (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an                   emergency.             (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional                   service for a fee.          {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind             of work.          {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}             ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows             under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not             unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.             --Eng. Cyc.          {Jack-in-a-box}.             (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which                   bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated                   calyx.             (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,                   when the lid is raised, a figure springs.             (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for                   transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a                   manner that their relative rotation may be variable;                   applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road                   locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an                   equation box; a jack frame; -- called also                   {compensating gearing}.             (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the                   crosspiece of a rude press.          {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.          {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit             ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).          {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework             of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.          {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma             triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix             is inclosed.          {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).                      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old             clocks, which struck the time on the bell.          {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.          {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is             turned out. --Shak.          {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery             story.          {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.             (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper                   speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns                   to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.             (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in                   illumination the features of a human face, etc.          {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine             flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       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.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Jack rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The             California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of             Texas and New Mexico ({L. callotis}), have the tail black             above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not become             white in winter. The more northern prairie hare ({L.             campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white, and in             winter its fur becomes nearly white.          {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters             used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United             States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters             resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the             pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves             in some styles of building.          {Jack salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.          {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]          {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a             factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or             gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same             means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.          {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by             the jack to depress the loop of thread between two             needles.          {Jack snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon             which the jack is hoisted.          {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or             studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the             others.          {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.          {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where             the roof has not its full section.          {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.          {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond             the gaff.          {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.          {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or             forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic             press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply             of liquid, as oil.          {Jack-at-a-pinch}.             (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an                   emergency.             (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional                   service for a fee.          {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind             of work.          {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}             ({E. alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which grows             under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a taste not             unlike garlic. Called also, in England, {sauce-alone}.             --Eng. Cyc.          {Jack-in-a-box}.             (a) (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which                   bears a drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated                   calyx.             (b) A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which,                   when the lid is raised, a figure springs.             (c) (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for                   transmitting rotary motion to two parts in such a                   manner that their relative rotation may be variable;                   applied to driving the wheels of tricycles, road                   locomotives, and to cotton machinery, etc.; an                   equation box; a jack frame; -- called also                   {compensating gearing}.             (d) A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the                   crosspiece of a rude press.          {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.          {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit             ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).          {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework             of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.          {Jack-in-the-pulpit} (Bot.), the American plant {Aris[91]ma             triphyllum}, or Indian turnip, in which the upright spadix             is inclosed.          {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).                      {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old             clocks, which struck the time on the bell.          {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.          {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is             turned out. --Shak.          {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery             story.          {Jack-with-a-lantern}, {Jack-o'-lantern}.             (a) An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [bd][Newspaper                   speculations] supplying so many more jack-o'-lanterns                   to the future historian.[b8] --Lowell.             (b) A lantern made of a pumpkin so prepared as to show in                   illumination the features of a human face, etc.          {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine             flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       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.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,       fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,       and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and       cf. {Quadragesima}.]       1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.          2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during             which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being             infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to             forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such             restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place             where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.          Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage                of travel or communication on account of malignant                contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.          3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow             had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of             which her husband died seized.          {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a             vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an             infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and             {yellow flag}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       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.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wasp \Wasp\, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[91]ps, w[91]fs; akin to D.       wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ.       osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous       insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus       {Vespa}, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of       which are called {yellow jackets}.          Note: The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a                substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and                protect them by a paperlike covering. The larv[91] are                reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and                insect larv[91] brought to them by the adults, but the                latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers,                and on the sweet juices of fruit. See Illust. in                Appendix.          {Digger wasp}, any one of numerous species of solitary wasps             that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the             ground, as the sand wasps. See {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}.                      {Mud wasp}. See under {Mud}.          {Potter wasp}. See under {Potter}.          {Wasp fly}, a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a             sting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yolk \Yolk\ (y[omac]lk or y[omac]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke,       [f4]olke, [f4]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow.       See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.]       1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the             wool of sheep.          {Yolk cord} (Zo[94]l.), a slender cord or duct which connects             the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects,             as in the aphids.          {Yolk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a special organ which secretes the             yolk of the eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other             invertebrates. See Illust. of {Hermaphrodite} in Appendix.                      {Yolk sack} (Anat.), the umbilical vesicle. See under             {Unbilical}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yellow Jacket, CO       Zip code(s): 81335