Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yolk

2 senses of yolk

Sense 1
egg yolk, yolk -- (the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen)
       => ingredient, fixings -- (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad")

Sense 2
yolk, vitellus -- (nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
       => food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)