| greenroom |
a lounge or waiting room provided in some theaters and concert halls for actors or musicians when they are offstage. |
| greens fee |
the charge for playing on a golf course. |
| green snake |
any of several small greenish nonpoisonous North American snakes. |
| green-stick fracture |
a type of fracture to which children are esp. vulnerable, in which a long bone breaks only partway through. |
| greensward |
turf on which green grass is growing. |
| green tea |
tea made from leaves that were not allowed to ferment before being heated. |
| green thumb |
an ability to make plants grow and prosper. |
| green turtle |
a large marine turtle, common in warmer waters, whose flesh is often used to make turtle soup or other dishes. |
| Greenwich |
a borough of London, through which the prime meridian passes. |
| Greenwich time |
the solar time that is determined at the prime meridian through Greenwich, England, and that is used to calculate and regulate time throughout most of the world; Greenwich mean time. |
| greenwood |
a woodland that is lush with green foliage. |
| greet |
to meet or address with friendly or respectful words. [3 definitions] |
| greeting |
words or gestures used to greet or to convey a message of friendliness or respect. [2 definitions] |
| greeting card |
a card that is imprinted with a design or picture and often a verse, sent on a holiday or special occasion to a friend, relative, or the like. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. [2 definitions] |
| Gregorian calendar |
the calendar introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582, succeeding the Julian calendar, and presently in use in most of the world. |
| Gregorian chant |
the monophonic plainsong formerly widely used in Roman Catholic ritual. |
| Gregor Johann Mendel |
an Austrian monk and botanist who founded genetics (b.1822--d.1884). |
| gremlin |
an imaginary mischief-maker on whom mechanical problems can be blamed. |
| Grenada |
an island country in the eastern West Indies north of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| grenade |
a small missile thrown or shot from a rifle-mounted launcher at a target after being primed to explode. [2 definitions] |