green

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green
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Meanings
adjective
  • of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds.
    E.g. her flashing green eyes
  • covered with grass or other vegetation.
    E.g. proposals that would smother green fields with development
  • (of a plant or fruit) young or unripe.
    E.g. green shoots
  • (of a person) inexperienced or naive.
    E.g. a green recruit fresh from college
  • (of a person or their complexion) pale and sickly-looking.
    E.g. ‘Are you all right?—You look absolutely green’
noun
  • green colour or pigment.
    E.g. major roads are marked in green
  • a piece of public grassy land, especially in the centre of a village.
    E.g. a house overlooking the green
  • a member or supporter of an environmentalist group or party.
    E.g. the Greens' remarkable 15 per cent vote
verb
  • make or become green in colour.
    E.g. the roof was greening with lichen
  • make less harmful to the environment.
    E.g. tips on how to green your home

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