yellow vs wheat

wheat vs yellow

yellow and wheat both are nouns.

yellow is an adjective but wheat is not an adjective.

yellow is a verb but wheat is not a verb.

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

As nouns, wheat is a hyponym of yellow; that is, wheat 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
wheat: 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, straw, greenish yellow.

yellow (noun)	wheat (noun)
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons	a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
	grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
	annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

yellow (adjective)	wheat (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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)	wheat (verb)
turn yellow

Difference between yellow and wheat

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