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/ˈɡɹiːn/ · noun
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm..
In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in.
Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.
How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?
I gave him my putter earlier this year in Oklahoma City. He was having trouble on the greens and I said, ‘Here, try this.’ He did, and he’s been going great guns ever since.
There are eighteen holes but I dare any visitor to find more than, say, twelve fairways and seven or eight greens.
o'er the smooth enamelled green
In that ſoft Seaſon vvhen deſcending Shovvers / Call forth the Greens, and vvake the riſing Flovvers; […]
To the casual cockpit observer, landing-gear operation appears to be one of the most elementary tasks we have to perform. Either the switch is up and the lights are out, or it's down and there are three greens.
Use green when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Green means The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm..
Common synonyms include army green, bottle green, British racing green, eau de nil.
Possible antonyms include nongreen, ungreen, ripe, processed.
In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in.
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