green

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adjective, green·er, green·est.

of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.

covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields.

characterized by the presence of verdure.

made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad.

not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green.

unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber.

immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: a green worker.

simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled.

fresh, recent, or new: an insult still green in his mind.

having a sickly appearance; pale; wan: You’re looking a little green there—are you going to be sick?She was excited and laughing happily when the plane took off, but when her skydiving instructor opened the door at 9,000 feet, her face went positively green with fear.

full of life and vigor; young: a man ripe in years but green in heart.

environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers.

(of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due especially to a lack of maturity.

freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat.

not fired, as bricks or pottery.

(of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened.

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.

noun

a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nanometers; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.

Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.

green coloring matter, as paint or dye.

green material or clothing: to be dressed in green.
greens. Also called Army greens . a blue-green uniform of the U.S. Army.

greens,

fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration.
the leaves and stems of plants, as spinach, lettuce, or beets, used as food.

grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.

a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.

Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole.

bowling green.

a shooting range for archery.

Informal. green light (def. 1).

Slang.Usually the green . money; greenbacks: I'd like to buy a new car but I don't have the green.

Green, a member of the Green party (in Germany).

verb (used with or without object)

to become or make green.

Informal. to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements.

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Idioms about green

green around the gills. gill (def. 6).

green with envy. envy (def. 6).

read the green, to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting.

Origin of green

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English grēne; cognate with German grün; akin to grow

OTHER WORDS FROM green

green·age, noungreen·ly, adverbnon·green, adjectiveout·green, verb (used with object)

un·greened, adjective

Other definitions for green (2 of 2)

Green

[ green ]

/ grin /

noun

Henrietta Howland Robinson "Hetty", 1835–1916, U.S. financier.

Henry Henry Vincent Yorke, 1905–73, English novelist.

John Richard, 1837–83, English historian.

Julian, 1900–1998, French writer, born in U.S.

Paul Eliot, 1894–1981, U.S. playwright, novelist, and teacher.

William, 1873–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the A.F.L. 1924–52.

a river flowing S from W Wyoming to join the Colorado River in SE Utah. 730 miles (1,175 km) long.

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How to use green in a sentence

Greens also were less than enthusiastic about new massive public works.
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I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.
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The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
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Greens Powder - I try to eat lots of dark leafy greens in my diets but somedays are more difficult than others.
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The point of the Santa Claus myth is to compel children to play nice, finish their greens, and go to bed early.
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One of the men told with much relish how he had found enough dandelions for a "mess o' greens."
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Underneath them, a great rug in the center transformed the floor with the heavy faded yellows and greens of its rich softness.
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Potatoes are becoming as common in France as in England, and the greens of all sorts are to the full as good.
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Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
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I des wish you look at dat pone er co'n-bread, honey, en dem ar greens, en see ef dey aint got Remus writ some'rs on um.
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British Dictionary definitions for green (1 of 2)

green

/ (ɡriːn) /

noun

any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575–500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary coloursRelated adjective: verdant

a dye or pigment of or producing these colours

something of the colour green

a small area of grassland, esp in the centre of a village

an area of ground used for a purposea putting green

(plural)

the edible leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable
freshly cut branches of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc, used as a decoration

(sometimes capital) a person, esp a politician, who supports environmentalist issues (see sense 13)

slang money

slang marijuana of low quality

(plural) slang sexual intercourse

adjective

of the colour green

greenish in colour or having parts or marks that are greenisha green monkey

(sometimes capital) concerned with or relating to conservation of the world's natural resources and improvement of the environmentgreen policies; the green consumer

vigorous; not fadeda green old age

envious or jealous

immature, unsophisticated, or gullible

characterized by foliage or green plantsa green wood; a green salad

fresh, raw, or unripegreen bananas

unhealthily pale in appearancehe was green after his boat trip

denoting a unit of account that is adjusted in accordance with fluctuations between the currencies of the EU nations and is used to make payments to agricultural producers within the EUgreen pound

(of pottery) not fired

(of meat) not smoked or cured; unprocessedgreen bacon

metallurgy (of a product, such as a sand mould or cermet) compacted but not yet fired; ready for firing

(of timber) freshly felled; not dried or seasoned

(of concrete) not having matured to design strength

verb

to make or become green

Derived forms of green

greenish, adjectivegreenly, adverbgreenness, noungreeny, adjective

Word Origin for green

Old English grēne; related to Old High German gruoni; see grow

British Dictionary definitions for green (2 of 2)

Green

/ (ɡriːn) /

noun

Henry, real name Henry Vincent Yorke . 1905–73, British novelist: author of Living (1929), Loving (1945), and Back (1946)

John Richard. 1837–83, British historian; author of A Short History of the English People (1874)

T (homas) H (ill). 1836–82, British idealist philosopher. His chief work, Prolegomena to Ethics, was unfinished at his death

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green

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green about the gills
green light, the
green thumb
green with envy

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grass is always greener

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