grn

Noun

green (countable and uncountable, plural greens)

1. 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.2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 81

   Synonyms:

   emerald, lime

2. (capitalized, sometimes) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
   • How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?2013, Joe Smith, What Do Greens Believe?, →ISBN, page 62

   Synonyms:

   environmentalist, greenie, tree hugger, treehugger

3. A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
   • 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.1964 June 16, Arnold Palmer, quotee, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22
4. (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.

   Synonyms:

   bowling green

5. One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
6. (UK) A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.

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