I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a green field
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All around the house were green fields and rolling hills.
a green fuel (= a fuel that harms the environment as little as possible )
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Are green fuels, like Biodiesel, really the solution to our fuel crisis?
a green/brown/yellow etc leaf
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the deep green leaves of the coconut trees
a green/wooded/lush valley (= one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it )
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We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.
a red/green/blue etc colour
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Our door was painted a bright green colour.
bottle green
bowling green
brown/blue/grey/green
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Both their children have blue eyes.
collard greens
dark blue/green/pink etc
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a dark blue dress
green audit
green bean
green belt
green card
green countryside
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Our train was passing through rolling green countryside.
green light
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The government has given the green light to Sunday trading.
green onion
green paper
green pepper
green revolution
green room
green salad
green shoots
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Tender green shoots will appear in February.
green tax
green tea
green vegetables
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Eat plenty of green vegetables.
green with envy (= feeling a lot of envy )
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She could see that all the other girls were green with envy .
green
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The cows moved slowly through the long green grass.
light blue/green/grey etc
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She had blue eyes and light brown hair.
lime green
paint sth (in) blue/red/green etc
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We painted the door blue.
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Paint the walls in a contrasting colour.
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The living room was painted in pastel shades of pink and blue.
pea green
putting green
the green belt British English (= land around a city where building is not allowed )
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the government's commitment to protecting the green belt
the village green (= area of grass for everyone to use )
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a cricket match on the village green
village green
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bean
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Baked potatoes, green beans and a nicely basted pork roast.
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No green beans , no corn on the cob, no succulent tomatoes like the year before.
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Serve with green beans or lightly boiled spinach.
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We had grilled chicken dark meat over rice with a little sauce, and a side order of steamed green beans .
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Make the soup and dessert the day before and serve some green beans or spinach with the lamb.
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Puny had left baked chicken, and green beans cooked with new potatoes, one of his favorite meals.
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If you are using green beans , trim the ends and cut them in half. 3.
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Squash and green beans sustained the worst damage, with 50 percent 70 percent, respectively, of these crops lost.
belt
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In some exceptional cases, a relaxation of green belt restrictions may be justifiable to allow such extensions.
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In the meantime proposals have been submitted for private-sector mini New Towns in the green belt around London and beyond.
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Argues that it is being forced to loosen its green belt restrictions as a result.
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In terms of the aims set out in 1955, it can be said that green belt policies have been fairly successful.
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The district council objects to the proposed channel because it involves development in the green belt and within a local landscape area.
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In response to such criticisms, many feel that a more flexible approach to green belts is required.
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But I regret that nowhere has any formal green belt as yet been proposed.
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Over the next six years green belts fell out of ministerial favour, but rehabilitation followed in 1970.
bottle
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The glint of the green bottle on the glass shelf above the basin.
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When the last green bottle accidentally falls, there are no green bottles hanging on the wall.
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It was too late, Fon thought, her mind on the green bottle , far too late.
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It comes in a green bottle and that is the major pleasure it affords.
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The outside of the green bottle became crusted with frost.
card
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Mr Premji apparently told him that the green card scheme was bureaucratic and unworkable.
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Noncitizens can make a contribution under the law, provided they hold green cards .
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It takes an average of nine months to get a green card application processed, officials said.
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I touched my green card in my jacket pocket and felt the plastic protective cover between my fingers.
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Wednesday is the deadline for immigrants to apply for the required spruced-up green cards .
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But applicants will be given a receipt, along with their old green card , to use as proof of legal residency.
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Q.. What is the penalty for those who marry only to obtain a green card for one of the spouses?
field
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More tarmac and concrete has left fewer green fields for water to drain into underground reserves, as Sheila Brocklebank reports.
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The beautiful green fields with their thick hedges were behind us, and we were now on the cold, open moor.
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Cowbells clang across the endless green fields .
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Scattered farmhouses, sentry telephone poles, and budding green fields flanked them on each side.
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Beyond was a thin hedge; and beyond that, a green field between two copses.
form
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Most clients who seek them in fact qualify for green form assistance and they are comparatively uncommon.
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Until then, green form professional advice will continue to be available.
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A solicitor is required to obtain authority to use the green form scheme in such proceedings.
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Rather more attention has been paid to the future of the green form scheme and to multi-party actions.
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The Key Card and the green form are intended to be placed side by side and are reproduced on pages 448-451.
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It comes in a green form and a yellow form.
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Hardy in mild areas, especially green form .
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In nature the green form lives in green places and the yellow form in yellow and brown places, with rare exceptions.
grass
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The warriors always accompany them when they must travel long distances to find green grass .
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It is exhilarating, like the first glimpse of green grass when entering a baseball stadium.
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Their presence, particularly under a lawn, is betrayed by the worm casts which are easily spotted between the green grass .
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The tree limbs were covered with leaves and the green grass cushioned the sapphire blue of the sky.
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All her life had been spent surrounded by grimy bricks with hardly a green grass blade in sight.
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All eyes and ears for greener grass .
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The Doctor had fallen on to plush green grass .
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So John Broome is switching on to the green , green grass of home.
hill
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Beyond this rose the green hill that sheltered Applegarth.
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The kid drove along through the green hills of California without saying a word.
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It is nailed to the top of a green hill , surrounded by greenery, facing the sun.
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Inside a yellow barn set in rolling green hills , 10 Sufis spin like synchronized tops across the wooden floor.
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Now Mrs Knelle drove away from the lake, along a narrow road between green hills where sheep grazed.
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His shouts would fill the whole valley, echoing from the dark green hills of bush.
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She began to mince them into a fragrant green hill on the board in front of her.
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Few outsiders pass through these green hills .
leave
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Stems of pale pink blooms above bright green leaves .
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With its light green leaves it is a suitable complement to darker brownish green plants.
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So the kindly plant grew to cover the rock with her green leaves .
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The dorsal side of the blades of specimens having green leaves is usually lighter, yellow-green.
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After a while they brought their bowls out of the cupboard and the green leaves grew taller and flower buds began to fatten.
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Cornish said the guayule shrub, which has silvery green leaves , has long been viewed as a possible source of latex.
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There are insects that look exactly like green leaves .
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Their new light green leaves look vulnerable.
light
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A solitary street-lamp shed feeble green light , leaving most of the street in shadow.
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Doctors gave him the green light yesterday to start against New Orleans on Sunday night.
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Huge capital schemes, given an amber light in the Autumn Statement, could get the green light straight away.
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The president gave him a green light , and in the next three years he re-created his role at the company completely.
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Stockton Borough Council is expected to give the green light to the Forum move at the end of this week.
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The action got a green light Monday from the Food and Drug Administration.
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She counted twelve green lights , blessed twelve Halifax bombers on their way.
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There was this eerie green light .
onion
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Next, add the meat, soy sauce, green onions , and deep-fried bean curd.
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Serve garnished with cilantro, diced lime, and green onions .
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Crush peppercorns, then combine with star anise and green onions .
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Slice the green onion into 2-inch lengths, then shred lengthwise; set aside about 2 tablespoons of the green tops.
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Garnish with cilantro and green onions .
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Remove from heat and add roasted pepper, tomato, green onion , and thyme; mix thoroughly.
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Scatter the green onion bottoms and half the ginger on the plate and lay the fish on top, skin side down.
paper
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The proposed launch of the green paper last week was postponed on the orders of Downing Street.
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A green paper nightie this time, and by now I don't give a damn about the cellulite.
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Two green papers were produced, suggesting different ways of doing this.
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Alternately, a piece of light green paper might be glued over the hardboard.
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Part three of the bill examines major changes to radio services, first outlined in the 1986 green paper .
pasture
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At its southern end are the rolling green pastures of Parliament Hill, north London's premier spot for kite-flying.
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Sometimes, cowboys use more heroic life-saving measures, lifting weak cattle into trucks so they can be hauled to greener pastures .
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A flock of sheep grazed in one green pasture , across the fence from a herd of contented Guernseys.
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Open green pastures and the distinctive monoliths gathered together in a circle.
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Drought had prompted ranch manager Matt Swan to move most of the cattle from the 7-L Camp to greener pastures .
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Then, a little higher, it surprised them, suddenly unveiling green pasture and rose bushes with delicate pink blossom.
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The narrator and her parents and neighbors leave their home in the Midwest and head to greener pastures via the Oregon Trail.
pepper
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Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, garlic and green pepper and cook until soft. 2.
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It had cheese, mushrooms, green peppers and more.
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Serve with a green pepper and cucumber salad.
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Likewise for a very nice green pepper plant.
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This is basically made of mangoes and chopped green peppers .
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Add sausage slices, diced ham, onion, green pepper and celery.
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Positive results prompted further trials and asparagus, green peppers , melons, onions, nectarines and pears were also grown.
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Add corn, onion, green pepper , salt and pepper.
revolution
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Thus, a second green revolution may be in the offing hereby big energy production increases, but the energy-poor still starve.
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Biotechnology is going to be speeding up the green revolution in agriculture.
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Callenbach's Ecotopia on the other hand is brought about by a green revolution of West Coast ecological activists.
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But the potential of biotechnology, like that of the green revolution , is assessed in different ways by different people.
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Bhundri is a relatively rich village, where several farms have tractors, and all the farmers practise green revolution agriculture.
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We all know that there has been a green revolution .
room
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As a former actor I must say I have never seen a green room that was green.
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Then she sat down on the floor, in the dark, green room among the birds.
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Buzz lay on a high, black-barred hospital bed, in a pale green room as small as a shoe box.
salad
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Tossed green salad is almost always part of most restaurant meals.
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Add sliced apples or pears to a green salad .
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Serve with a jacket potato and a green salad .
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A little, however, goes a long way to adding interest to a plain green salad .
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Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a green salad .
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Most specials are just $ 6 and all come with green salad and bread.
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A green salad can be enhanced by primrose and violet heads, and they make appealing decorations for a cake.
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On the side, I enjoy the tortilla soup and a green salad topped with chopped avocado and jicama.
shoot
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The curtains looked like spring, but a spring that had happened somewhere else: all green shoots and rainfall and blossom.
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Using your thumb and index finger, remove soft, new green shoots to just above the set of leaves.
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What Forest displayed at Elland Road were not green shoots of recovery but a field of talent in full bloom.
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It was weeks before the bulbs in William and Jenny's bowls began to show green shoots .
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It can not just point smugly to the late-flowering green shoots of recovery and wait for economic summer to arrive.
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To claim that a packed Oxford Street is an indication of the green shoots of recovery is surely rather premature.
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I just skip and run - and look for green shoots .
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Let's hope that a wet spring will bring green shoots for Roberts and the economy alike.
space
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Fewer still would argue that people did not need green spaces within their communities.
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Other goals that were achieved included a vast increase in green space and a major expansion of the community college system.
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The purpose of the surveys is to expose consensus and conflicts about popular values for green spaces close to the city.
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Distant trucks coming at us looked slow until they got parallel to us across the green space .
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We will encourage more parks, gardens and green spaces .
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I liked the green spaces of Nam, too.
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The refinery's 175 hectares will be replaced by areas of parks and green spaces .
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The gardens are a welcome green space within the bustling Town.
tea
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Whereas traditional politicians offer visitors green tea , the Reform of Heisei serves black coffee.
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The residents filled out a questionnaire in 1984 about their habits, including how much green tea they drank.
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It may be black or green tea flavoured with jasmine flowers, is very fragrant and is always drunk without milk.
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I ask if I might have some green tea and feel even better as I sip the bitter, warm liquid.
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Yes, especially the spice and green teas-and they managed it without the caffeine too.
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Order a hot sake or green tea from the server.
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Zahara brought a cup of green tea .
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Some have shown green tea to be beneficial against disease, others have not.
water
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Lightly as sandpipers marking the shoreline boats at the jetty sprang and rocked upon the green water .
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The firm glossy green water mosses with ovate to lanceolate leaves belong to the genus Fontinalis.
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It tasted like pale green water .
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So she was under the sea; this was green water around her, not air.
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Probably the only effective cure for green water is a U/V filter.
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I will go with you, I will be rabbit-of-the-stream, Down through the water , the green water and the rabbit.
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An ultra-violet unit will help to control green water .
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They wandered down a small incline where they stopped on a bridge and stared down into the browny green water .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give sb/sth the green light
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The board just gave us the green light to begin research.
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Doctors gave him the green light yesterday to start against New Orleans on Sunday night.
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Everyone has given it the green light.
green shoots (of recovery)
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Clematis so bristles with brittle green shoots in spring that planting then is an anxiety rather than a pleasure.
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If green shoots are now appearing, the media is entitled to claim some credit for watering them.
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It can not just point smugly to the late-flowering green shoots of recovery and wait for economic summer to arrive.
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It was weeks before the bulbs in William and Jenny's bowls began to show green shoots .
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The curtains looked like spring, but a spring that had happened somewhere else: all green shoots and rainfall and blossom.
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To claim that a packed Oxford Street is an indication of the green shoots of recovery is surely rather premature.
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Using your thumb and index finger, remove soft, new green shoots to just above the set of leaves.
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What Forest displayed at Elland Road were not green shoots of recovery but a field of talent in full bloom.
pastures new/greener pastures
the Labour/Conservative/Green etc vote
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Although the Labour vote was still six million, its numbers were lower than at any time since 1910.
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But anti-Tory feeling in a recession-battered area has polarised the Labour vote to his disadvantage.
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But the Green vote has disintegrated.
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Her great threat to the Howard government is to split the conservative vote three ways.
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The ardent left-winger helped launch the Red Wedge pop-meets-politics movement to boost the Labour vote in the 1987 general election.
the grass is greener (on the other side)
the green room
the greening of sb/sth
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the greening of corporate America
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The infestation, described as the worst for 20 years, follows record rains and the greening of normally arid expanses.
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They involve a variety of practical conservation activities - energy-saving, waste recycling and the greening of derelict land.
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Your help in achieving the environmental objectives is vital in ensuring the greening of the whole Company.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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green bananas
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green eyes
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a conference attended by representatives of all the Green parties of Europe.
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A government committee is considering a proposal for a green energy policy.
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Even when I was 21 I was so green , I had no idea that my best friend was on drugs.
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George turned greener with each rock of the boat.
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Go! The light's green .
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More money needs to be invested in developing greener fuel sources.
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Pike was a grizzled combat veteran in charge of fifteen green recruits.
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rolling green fields
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There are lots of green groups in Portland and Seattle.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Finally, this leads me into green disciplining.
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Framed photographs of Manningham swinging a club decorated the lime green walls.
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I looked into the mirror, my green eyes looking back out at me showing no emotion, no excitement at all.
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Paint the arch white, green or black.
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The green light surrounding them now seemed to be imparting a sick lifeless pallor.
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The term green shrimp refers to all or any uncooked shrimp.
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Then he reached under the counter for his slim green ledgers.
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They are not mere repositories of geographic information, they are yellow, red, brown, green and blue.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blue
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Daffodil's pale blue and dark green were innermost.
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Horizon purple, mid-sea blue , shore-sea green , lastly golden.
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I obtained bluey greens by intermixing ultramarine with azure blue and/or Lascaux green.
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The water was gun-metal blue , with greens and browns rippling on its surface.
bright
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They were loose-legged and bright green with white lace.
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The snow pea leaves should be bright green in color.
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They are ribbon-shaped and bright green .
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Heat very briefly so that the snow peas just turn bright green .
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Description: The leaves of the submerged plant are bright green , lance-shaped or even oval.
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The valley beckons the hiker with rolling grasslands that are bright green in spring and golden in autumn.
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Buy them fresh and bright green , with no dark marks.
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The bright green , narrow, lance-shaped leaves are arranged round the stem.
dark
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Alternatively, reverse colours, using dark green in feeder 1 and white or pastel colour in feeder 2, as illustrated.
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Midway between sun and stagnant water he blazed in his glorious colors of putrefaction dark green , dark blue, black.
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If the plant grows emersed, the leaves are dark green , stiff, leathery, sappy and very acutely branched.
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In the valleys, you find a darker green of trees and the euphorbias that mimic our cactuses.
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Paint the centres a darker green .
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The uniforms of the soldiers are a very dark green that looks gray, almost black in the firelight.
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Daffodil's pale blue and dark green were innermost.
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The leaves of the cottonwoods along the road were dark green , or khaki with dust.
deep
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My school uniform colour was a deep green .
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The two figures so alike, dark-haired and slender both, dressed in deepest green , were mirror images of each other.
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They are deep to bright green , and slightly wavy.
fresh
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If you want those fresh green fronds to stay that way, high humidity is a must.
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In my own garden, I put a premium on fresh greens .
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Buy them fresh and bright green , with no dark marks.
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Spring gardens, on the other hand, will contain lots of bright yellows, purples and fresh greens .
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Above me the reddish escarpment and the red stone of the terraces contrasts with all the fresh greens sketched in long lines.
light
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They are light to dark green and dull.
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The plant is light green and very decorative.
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Below, I look down on the differing surfaces, the differing states of ripeness from light green through to gold.
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Description: The leaves are long, lanceolate, light to bright green , borne on short leaf-stalks.
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Description: Light or bright green , oval or oblong, small leaves which grow close together on long stems.
olive
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Base colour in juvenile is olive green along the back, fading into brick-red flanks with a pale beige belly.
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Like the pickerel, the perch were colored beautifully in yellow and olive green .
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Not surprisingly, therefore, they are themselves drab creatures dressed in browns and greys, olive green and steel blue.
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The surface is olive green with lighter colored veins.
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When I looked at Sogono, in his olive greens and boots, he looked a fish out of water.
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Yes, I could now see most of it was olive green , with the odd camo suit.
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They were dressed in military olive greens .
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His shooting uniform of olive greens and tweeds as tribal as the black Sunday outfits of the Lewis churchgoers.
pale
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The carpet is pale green and scattered with Oriental rugs.
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Very pale green spots on the head and white spots on the body over a brown ground color identify this species.
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These ribbon-like leaves are pale green , with a prominent midrib and usually two lateral veins on either side.
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But every day we see more pastel patches of red, purple, yellow, and pale green of swelling buds.
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I think you should wear peach and cream and pale green , sage green, and grey perhaps.
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The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green , rimmed in purple as the days go on.
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There are two varieties: pale green , or dark green, thinner ones.
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The walls were washed a pale green that never looked bright and fresh and clean.
small
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If given moderate light, the growth is slowed down and the leaves become small and dark green .
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Worse, they were small greens , their shells of no value-the male no more than fifteen pounds, the female less.
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Impressive churches and small greens dot the city, and there are plans to renovate many of the dilapidated waterfront buildings.
soft
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The colours used are a selection of lovely soft greens and pinks.
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In the sanctuary, the earthy hues of autumn had given way to the soft green of pines.
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The walls were of plaster, painted soft green and decorated with silver and gold lozenges.
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A lonely larch, too, is gossamer-robed in softest green .
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By May the soft greens of spring darken and the freshness of the garden gives way to headier scents and fragrances.
yellow
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Some are vivid pink, others black and yellow , acid green or maroon with metallic blue spots.
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Like the pickerel, the perch were colored beautifully in yellow and olive green .
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There are yellow or yellowy green , slimy and undigested stools.
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The large proportion of yellow and green indicates many changes from one generation to the next.
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The two greens in the Aquacryl range, Lascaux green and Lascaux yellow green, are very intense and strong.
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The range of the artist's palette widened to include cobalt blue, ultramarine, chrome yellow and viridian green .
■ NOUN
bowling
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The rest was given over to a bowling green and a large expanse of lawn; the potential for change was enormous.
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Ah yes, digging up the bowling green would probably mean some explaining, as well.
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The area round the school houses the library, tennis courts, a children's play area, and a bowling green .
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Take the road behind Porthmeor Beach to the path past the bowling green .
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I understand that it will be used towards the purchase of floodlights for the bowling green .
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The incident happened near the bowling greens .
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The new building will serve the existing football and cricket pitches, tennis court and bowling green .
lime
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His lower body is lime green with a rich shading of deep red across the upper half.
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By flaking off successive layers, the tree displays a bark of beige, cinnamon, lime green and slate blue.
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The contrast between the lime green and the rose pink was striking.
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Twachtman puts his lime green in the sky instead of on saguaros, the pale blue on a rock.
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The window frames had been painted lime green approximately seventy-four years ago.
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Walls were painted lime green and lilac.
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Possibilities remaining were pink, lime green , orange and mauve.
putting
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Everyone else had gone and I was practising on the putting green .
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The early starters were already on the practice ground and the putting green .
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Try any you fancy along the carpet or on the putting green .
salad
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Then she put the salad greens to soak.
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Dark green arugula, often used as a stand-alone salad green, has a peppery and slightly bitter flavor.
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Divide salad greens between 2 plates.
village
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Open Arms Hotel Country house on the village green .
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He walks beside me through the small woods between our subdivision and the Nearing village green .
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Members also agreed to ask Darlington Borough Council to plant some more bulbs on the village green .
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A memorial was unveiled on the village green on October 4 - the village sign already incorporates a Lancaster.
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A terrace of visually pleasing stone cottages facing the neat village green are dated 1846.
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Look out for the stocks on the village green .
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Turn left on Main Street, past village green .
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There were minor explosions in the centre and at the far end of the village green .
■ VERB
hit
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Scott Verplank putted well - when he hit a green .
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Here you hit uphill to a green guarded by a seven-foot deep bunker.
mix
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I found them perfect for mixing up warmer greens .
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Divide mixed greens evenly between plates.
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And a small salad of mixed greens adds color and crunch.
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Salads with mixed greens and top quality olive oil or walnut oil can also be greatly enhanced by confit.
paint
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The walls are painted an avocado green and they are uncovered, but for a caricature sketch of Isabelle above the television set.
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The 517-foot-long truss is painted ballpark green and resembles a large bridge.
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All the walls were painted a sickly green: the same colour, thought Marie, as mushy peas.
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The 707 taxied in between rows of screens painted military green , where pierced-steel planking flashed in the sun.
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The bathroom was painted a dark green half-way up the walls and, above that, cream.
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Their back door was painted a trendy sludge green and it had a large keyhole as well as a Yale lock.
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And when I chanced one last look round I saw they'd painted the front door green too.
putt
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Aerobics studios and putting greens could provide exercise for adults.
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Stark said as we stood on the practice putting green of the Crieff Golf Club.
reach
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Then he reached the first green of the tournament proper - rather than the first green of the practice rounds.
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To reach the sixteenth green from the championship tee required a full driver over a lake of 230 yards.
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He was playing well enough till he reached the greens , but his putts would not go in.
turn
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The sky above them was beginning to turn a brightish green , scarcely blue at all any more.
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Left without an assignment for about a month or more, Carter was tempted to turn in his greens .
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The temperature on the highlands is moderate, and the rainfall, properly managed, is enough to turn the country green .
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Heat very briefly so that the snow peas just turn bright green .
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The glaring desert had turned a brilliant green .
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Only when they have been roasted at high temperature do the beans turn from green to brown.
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The pedestrian signal had turned to green .
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This is placed on chemically treated plastic strips which react with cancer cells, turning a fluorescent green .
wear
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On her head she wore a green felt hat, with a pin stuck through it like a bodkin.
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She wore a floor-length pine green skirt with a matching jacket.
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Prune was pregnant again and wore a murky green long woollen smock.
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She was dressed in green silk gauze and wore upon her flowing green locks a crown of jewels.
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He wore battle-dress green , slacks and sweater and his weather-beaten face glowed with satisfaction and well-being.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add a small amount of oil if greens begin to stick.
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Flesh varies from green to orange and is juicy and refreshing.
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It is similar in hue and transparency to phthalocyanine green , but perhaps slightly less brash.
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Parkas worn over close-fitting body pieces leap from the gloaming in acid greens, violent oranges, purples and cardinal reds.
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The Big Nurse got him clear across the room, right through his greens.
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The second and seventh greens 1908.
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We get automatic two-putts on temporary greens.
III. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Earth Day advocates were busy greening up the city's parks.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The infestation, described as the worst for 20 years, follows record rains and the greening of normally arid expanses.