green
/ɡɹˈin/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
“they went for a walk in the park” - United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)
- an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
- a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
- an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
“the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker” - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
- street names for ketamine
adjective
- of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
“a green tree” - concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
- not fully developed or mature; not ripe
“unripe fruit” - looking pale and unhealthy
“you're looking green” - naive and easily deceived or tricked
“at that early age she had been gullible and in love”
verb
- turn or become green
“The trees are greening”
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