Definitions for greens
greens
green
Spelling: [green]
IPA: /grin/
Greens is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 76 anagrams from letters in greens (eegnrs).
Definitions for greens
noun
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a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
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Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.
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green coloring matter, as paint or dye.
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green material or clothing:
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greens.
fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration; wreaths.
the leaves and stems of plants, as spinach, lettuce, or cabbage, used for food.
a blue-green uniform of the U.S. Army.
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grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.
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a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.
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Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole.
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bowling green.
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a shooting range for archery.
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Informal. green light (def 1).
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Slang. money; greenbacks (usually preceded by the):
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Green party (in Germany).
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Henrietta Howland Robinson ("Hetty") 1835–1916, U.S. financier.
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Henry (Henry Vincent Yorke) 1905–73, English novelist.
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John Richard, 1837–83, English historian.
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Julian, 1900–1998, French writer, born in U.S.
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Paul Eliot, 1894–1981, U.S. playwright, novelist, and teacher.
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William, 1873–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the A.F.L. 1924–52.
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a river flowing S from W Wyoming to join the Colorado River in SE Utah. 730 miles (1175 km) long.
Idioms
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read the green, to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting.
adjective
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of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum:
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covered with herbage or foliage; verdant:
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characterized by the presence of verdure.
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made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory:
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not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged:
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unseasoned; not dried or cured:
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immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced:
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simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled.
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fresh, recent, or new:
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having a sickly appearance; pale; wan:
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full of life and vigor; young:
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environmentally sound or beneficial:
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(of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due especially to a lack of maturity.
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freshly slaughtered or still raw:
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not fired, as bricks or pottery.
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(of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened.
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Foundry.
(of sand) sufficiently moist to form a compact lining for a mold without further treatment.
(of a casting) as it comes from the mold.
(of a powder, in powder metallurgy) unsintered.
verb (used with or without object)
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to become or make green.
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Informal. to restore the vitality of:
Origin of greens
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēne; cognate with German grün; akin to grow
Examples for greens
greens Powder - I try to eat lots of dark leafy greens in my diets but somedays are more difficult than others.
The peasantry used to eat its tops as greens, and cook the roots in stews.
An' do you remember the year we had greens way into the fall, an' I wouldn't tell you what they was?
greens also were less than enthusiastic about new massive public works.
He would say that he was not a greengrocer who would think first of greens.
Iridescent colors came in combinations of deep reds, purples, golds, and greens.
The point of the Santa Claus myth is to compel children to play nice, finish their greens, and go to bed early.
In short, the greens are asking the court to classify for-profit corporations as having religious consciences.
The furniture and walls give a colour-impression as of greens and beetroot.
Bacon and greens and her perennial tea were good enough for her.