yellow locust : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

yellow light
n 1: the signal to proceed with caution

English Dictionary: yellow locust	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow locust n large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions Synonym(s): black locust, yellow locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow loosestrife n frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow loosestrife}, garden loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowlegs n either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yule log n large log traditionally burned at Christmas
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lousewort \Louse"wort`\, n. (Bot.) Any species of {Pedicularis}, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy. {Yellow lousewort}, a plant of the genus {Rhinanthus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They are prized as game birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and other species of sandpipers. Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied, [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all small American species. {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing. {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}. {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling plover}. (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied plover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tattler \Tat"tler\, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}. Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also {telltale}, {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs}, {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tattler \Tat"tler\, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}. Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also {telltale}, {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs}, {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yule \Yule\, n. [OE. yol, [f4]ol, AS. ge[a2]l; akin to ge[a2]la December or January, Icel. j[d3]l Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. {Jolly}.] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule. --Drayton. {Yule block}, [or] {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony. {Yule clog}, the yule log. --Halliwell. W. Irving.