yellow vs straw

straw vs yellow

yellow and straw both are nouns.

yellow and straw both are adjectives.

yellow and straw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yellow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
straw	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, straw is a hyponym of yellow; that is, straw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yellow:

yellow: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
straw: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

Other hyponyms of yellow include canary, canary yellow, amber, gold, brownish yellow, gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize, old gold, orange yellow, saffron, pale yellow, wheat, greenish yellow.

yellow (noun)	straw (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
	a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
	plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

yellow (adjective)	straw (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk	of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored
easily frightened
cowardly or treacherous
changed to a yellowish color by age
typical of tabloids
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

yellow (verb)	straw (verb)
turn yellow	spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
	cover or provide with or as if with straw

Difference between yellow and straw

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