Sallow - English meaning

adjective

(of a person) suffering from anaemia.

Usage examples:

The doctor said you were a bit anaemic

noun

A person suffering from anaemia.

Usage examples:

Cumin seeds are a rich source of iron and hence very beneficial for anaemics

adjective

(of a revolution or conflict) without violence or killing.

Usage examples:

A bloodless coup

adjective

Happening without the use of violence

Usage examples:

The rebel soldiers seized power in a bloodless coup.

adjective

(especially of a gas or liquid) without colour.

Usage examples:

A colourless liquid

adjective

Having no colour

Usage examples:

Water and glass are colourless., carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas., it is …

adjective

Affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion.

Usage examples:

The 16-year-old was walking in an alleyway between museum gardens and exhibition square when the ma…

adjective

Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Usage examples:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Usage examples:

Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

adjective

(of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.

Usage examples:

His face, with its wrinkled, pallid complexion

adjective

Pale and looking unhealthy

Usage examples:

He looked pallid and bloated a few years ago.

noun

A folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables.

Usage examples:

I've always associated it with school meals, so to see it put in a shortcrust pasty is an intriguin…

adjective

(of a person's face) unhealthily pale.

Usage examples:

A pasty complexion

adjective

(of someone’s skin) pale and unhealthy looking

Usage examples:

A pasty face

adjective

Looking pale and sick

abbreviation

Peru (international vehicle registration).

adjective

Having a peak.

Usage examples:

A peaked cap

adjective

Gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue.

Usage examples:

You do look a little peaked

verb

Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.

Usage examples:

The disease peaked in summer

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the peak district in derbyshire.

adjective

Somewhat peaked or pointed; characterized by peaks.

adjective

Somewhat sickly; pinched, unhealthy.

adjective

Pale from illness or fatigue; sickly.

Usage examples:

You're looking a bit peaky—a change of scene would do you good

adjective

Having or resembling a peak or peaks.

Usage examples:

Beat the cream until soft and peaky

adjective

Slightly ill, often looking pale

Usage examples:

You look a bit peaky, love, are you all right?

adjective

Often ill; in poor health.

Usage examples:

She was a thin, sickly child

adjective

Weak and unhealthy

Usage examples:

He was a sickly child.

adjective

Feeling very tired, weak, and not very healthy

Usage examples:

I am still feeling wabbit with a flu bug.

adjective

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

Usage examples:

She was looking wan and bleary-eyed

abbreviation

Wide area network.

noun

A computer network in which the computers connected may be far apart, generally having a radius of more than 1 km.

adjective

Having a smooth, pale, translucent surface or appearance like that of wax.

Usage examples:

A canopy of waxen, creamy blooms

adjective

Having a yellow tinge; slightly yellow.

Usage examples:

The sun casts a yellowish hue on the sea

adjective

Slightly yellow

Usage examples:

The leaves vary from yellowish-green to dark green.