Turquoise
noun
A greenish-blue color.
She painted her room in shades of turquoise.
Often appears as...
- turquoise waters
- turquoise jewelry
noun
A valuable stone of turquoise color, used in jewelry.
He gave her a turquoise necklace on their anniversary.
Often appears as...
- turquoise ring
- turquoise earrings
adjective
Having the color turquoise.
The turquoise sky over the ocean was breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- turquoise sea
- turquoise shirt
noun
A greenish-blue color.
She painted her room in shades of turquoise.
Often appears as...
- turquoise waters
- turquoise jewelry
noun
A valuable stone of turquoise color, used in jewelry.
He gave her a turquoise necklace on their anniversary.
Often appears as...
- turquoise ring
- turquoise earrings
adjective
Having the color turquoise.
The turquoise sky over the ocean was breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- turquoise sea
- turquoise shirt
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Pro Tip 1/3Color Variability
Turquoise can vary between more green or blue; context may suggest which hue is intended.
Her turquoise dress matched the more blueish tone of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Turquoise is important in some cultures, especially among Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest.
The turquoise in the artifact held cultural significance.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
The word 'turquoise' is often used to describe natural bodies of water and the sky.
The lake was a stunning shade of turquoise.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Variability
Turquoise can vary between more green or blue; context may suggest which hue is intended.
Her turquoise dress matched the more blueish tone of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Turquoise is important in some cultures, especially among Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest.
The turquoise in the artifact held cultural significance.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
The word 'turquoise' is often used to describe natural bodies of water and the sky.
The lake was a stunning shade of turquoise.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Variability
Turquoise can vary between more green or blue; context may suggest which hue is intended.
Her turquoise dress matched the more blueish tone of the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Turquoise is important in some cultures, especially among Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest.
The turquoise in the artifact held cultural significance.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Inspired
The word 'turquoise' is often used to describe natural bodies of water and the sky.
The lake was a stunning shade of turquoise.
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Video examples
Legends of Kingfishers,...
yeah so kingfishers aren't at you know they're they're not pigmented blue so they're an almost electric blue so they go from you know from black to green to turquoise to navy depending on how the light's hitting them and charlie could watch them from a riverbank in bristol england until the rest of the world seemed to
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The politics of fiction...
I started writing fiction at the age of eight. My mother came home one day with a turquoise notebook and asked me if I'd be interested in keeping a personal journal. In retrospect, I think she was slightly worried about my sanity. I was constantly telling stories at home, which was good,
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Convincing Fishermen to...
who had very real experiences with sharks. They're in canoes every day trying to feed their families and sharks are literally ripping the tuna off of their lines. And, so when the man who's sitting behind me in the turquoise shirt he raised his hand, told me how much he hated sharks.
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Safari Live - Day 348 PIPE...
turquoise they don't even which killer just a bit slow that beak is so powerful and they used it like a chisel and they open the shells of the child in the turn trees and get and get the flesh from it so basically each other the universe would say is but are more carnivores
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Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
turquoise can I tell you what else it is really smelly really stinky and for some reason I said to save as I picked it up hit a mrs. duck egg blue mmm some reason I says to say if it's really disgusting so I picked it up and smelt it
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How do crystals work? -...
Rocks like granite are full of crystals, but none have recognizable shapes. As magma cools and solidifies, many minerals within it crystallize at the same time and quickly run out of space. And certain crystals, like turquoise,
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Street Art Inspired by...
all birds actually because they've got nice turquoise as no oranges in their feathers and I like to use those colors together a lot my name is pornographic and I'm graffiti artist
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Camille Seaman: Photos...
And then there are the colors in the clouds of hail forming, the greens and the turquoise blues. I've learned to respect the lightning. My hair used to be straight.
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Neil Harbisson: I listen...
turquoise, purple and orange. Also, food, the way I look at food has changed, because now I can display the food on a plate, so I can eat my favorite song.
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The habits of happiness...
This is from Marlboro country. This is a turquoise lake. A meditator.
Video examples
Legends of Kingfishers,...
yeah so kingfishers aren't at you know they're they're not pigmented blue so they're an almost electric blue so they go from you know from black to green to turquoise to navy depending on how the light's hitting them and charlie could watch them from a riverbank in bristol england until the rest of the world seemed to
Video examples
The politics of fiction...
I started writing fiction at the age of eight. My mother came home one day with a turquoise notebook and asked me if I'd be interested in keeping a personal journal. In retrospect, I think she was slightly worried about my sanity. I was constantly telling stories at home, which was good,
Video examples
Convincing Fishermen to...
who had very real experiences with sharks. They're in canoes every day trying to feed their families and sharks are literally ripping the tuna off of their lines. And, so when the man who's sitting behind me in the turquoise shirt he raised his hand, told me how much he hated sharks.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 348 PIPE...
turquoise they don't even which killer just a bit slow that beak is so powerful and they used it like a chisel and they open the shells of the child in the turn trees and get and get the flesh from it so basically each other the universe would say is but are more carnivores
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
turquoise can I tell you what else it is really smelly really stinky and for some reason I said to save as I picked it up hit a mrs. duck egg blue mmm some reason I says to say if it's really disgusting so I picked it up and smelt it
Video examples
How do crystals work? -...
Rocks like granite are full of crystals, but none have recognizable shapes. As magma cools and solidifies, many minerals within it crystallize at the same time and quickly run out of space. And certain crystals, like turquoise,
Video examples
Street Art Inspired by...
all birds actually because they've got nice turquoise as no oranges in their feathers and I like to use those colors together a lot my name is pornographic and I'm graffiti artist
Video examples
Camille Seaman: Photos...
And then there are the colors in the clouds of hail forming, the greens and the turquoise blues. I've learned to respect the lightning. My hair used to be straight.
Video examples
Neil Harbisson: I listen...
turquoise, purple and orange. Also, food, the way I look at food has changed, because now I can display the food on a plate, so I can eat my favorite song.
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
This is from Marlboro country. This is a turquoise lake. A meditator.
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Quote examples
Noel Fielding
English Comedian
I used to wear this cowboy outfit. I wouldn't take off. It was ridiculous. My mum was like, 'You've got to take that off sometime,' and I was like, 'No way, this is it.' It was the '70s - it was turquoise and yellow, really psychedelic colors. I wanted to be a psychedelic cowboy.
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Beth Ditto
American Musician
For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy.
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Blake Lively
American Actress
I first started wearing fragrance when I was thirteen or fourteen, and the smell was candy-like. They were in very colorful bottles, like turquoise and pink. By the time I was sixteen or seventeen, it got more girly and more floral.
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Jean Pigozzi
French Businessman
I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.
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Camila Alves
Brazilian Model
Somebody showed me a picture of some event I went to back in the day, and I was really going heavy on the turquoise jewelry, and it was not good. I was like, 'OK, I guess that was a phase that needed to happen.
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Jonathan Miles
A mourning dove's beauty is an understated one: the colors of its feathers ranging through various shades of gray and drab violet, often with a striking splash of turquoise around the eyes.
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Gianni Versace
Italian Designer
For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink.
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James Harden
American Athlete
During summer or charity games I'll wear my bright orange or green or turquoise ones and guys are always like, 'Why are your shoes so bright?
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Christian Dior
French Designer
The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.
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Zoe Kravitz
American Actress
Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius.
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Noel Fielding
English Comedian
I used to wear this cowboy outfit. I wouldn't take off. It was ridiculous. My mum was like, 'You've got to take that off sometime,' and I was like, 'No way, this is it.' It was the '70s - it was turquoise and yellow, really psychedelic colors. I wanted to be a psychedelic cowboy.
Quote examples
Beth Ditto
American Musician
For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really inspires me. That's the best revenge a girl-loving girl from the Bible belt could possibly have. And, importantly, it's healthy.
Quote examples
Blake Lively
American Actress
I first started wearing fragrance when I was thirteen or fourteen, and the smell was candy-like. They were in very colorful bottles, like turquoise and pink. By the time I was sixteen or seventeen, it got more girly and more floral.
Quote examples
Jean Pigozzi
French Businessman
I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.
Quote examples
Camila Alves
Brazilian Model
Somebody showed me a picture of some event I went to back in the day, and I was really going heavy on the turquoise jewelry, and it was not good. I was like, 'OK, I guess that was a phase that needed to happen.
Quote examples
Jonathan Miles
A mourning dove's beauty is an understated one: the colors of its feathers ranging through various shades of gray and drab violet, often with a striking splash of turquoise around the eyes.
Quote examples
Gianni Versace
Italian Designer
For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink.
Quote examples
James Harden
American Athlete
During summer or charity games I'll wear my bright orange or green or turquoise ones and guys are always like, 'Why are your shoes so bright?
Quote examples
Christian Dior
French Designer
The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.
Quote examples
Zoe Kravitz
American Actress
Turquoise is my birthstone; I'm a Sagittarius.
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