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green

 
pronunciation:
grin
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the color of grass or of young, growing leaves; the color between yellow and blue on the color spectrum.
We often think of green as being the color of parrots, but parrots can be of various colors.
 
similar words:
aqua, emerald, jade, olive
definition 2: an area with plenty of grass.
We had a picnic on the green.
synonyms:
lawn
similar words:
common, field, heath
definition 3: (plural) leaves of lettuce or other plants; vegetables.
She loves to eat turnip greens but not turnips.
 
similar words:
foliage, salad, vegetables
 
part of speech: adjective
inflections: greener, greenest
definition 1: having the color green.
She caught a green frog.
similar words:
olive
definition 2: full of or covered with living plants, trees, or grass.
The hills are green at this time of year.
similar words:
grassy
definition 3: not completely grown; not ripe.
Eating green bananas can give you an upset stomach.
antonyms:
ripe
similar words:
immature
definition 4: without experience; in need of training.
William was very green when he began his job, but now he has experience.
synonyms:
immature, raw
antonyms:
experienced
similar words:
crude, gullible, innocent, new
definition 5: sick looking; pale.
You looked a little green after eating that big meal.
synonyms:
sickly
similar words:
ghastly, pale, under the weather
definition 6: of a company or industry, producing products that do little damage to the environment and producing them in a way that conserves energy from sources like coal and oil. A green company or industry does not pollute the air or water in making its products, or does so as little as possible.
Paper companies are trying to become more green.
definition 7: of an institution or business, conserving as much energy as possible and contributing little to environmental pollution.
The local college has made a lot of effort to become green in the past several years.
definition 8: of a product, having been made with little use of coal or oil and without causing much pollution to the environment. Also, a product that is called "green" can usually be recycled.
Their company was one of the earliest producers of green paper products.
derivations: greenish (adj.), greenly (n.), greenness (n.)
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