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- pronunciation:
- grin
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- phrases:
- go green
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the color of emeralds or of young, growing foliage; the color lying between yellow and blue on the spectrum.
- similar words:
- aqua, aquamarine, chartreuse, emerald, jade, kelly green, olive, pea green, sea green
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definition 2: |
something that is green in color.
- similar words:
- verdure
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definition 3: |
someone who wears the color green or a group identified by this color.
The greens are playing the blues today. |
definition 4: |
a grassy area.
We played croquet on the green.- synonyms:
- lawn
- similar words:
- common, field, golf course, greensward, heath
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definition 5: |
(pl.) green, often leafy foliage or vegetables.
His doctor advised him to include more greens in his diet.
- synonyms:
- greenery
- similar words:
- foliage, salad, vegetables
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definition 6: |
(slang) money.
I need some green; can you lend me fifty bucks?- synonyms:
- greenbacks, money, silver
- similar words:
- cash, scratch
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related words: |
lawn, money, note, produce, top |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
greener, greenest |
definition 1: |
of or pertaining to the color green.
She took a photo of a bright green frog.- synonyms:
- verdant, viridescent
- similar words:
- bilious, olive
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definition 2: |
full of or covered with greenery or foliage.
The hills are so green at this time of year.- synonyms:
- verdant, verdurous
- similar words:
- foliate, grassy, leafy
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definition 3: |
made with green leafy vegetables.
I made a green salad for lunch.- similar words:
- vegetable
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definition 4: |
not fully mature; unripe.
The bananas are still green, but they'll probably be ripe enough to eat tomorrow.- synonyms:
- unripe
- antonyms:
- ripe
- similar words:
- immature
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definition 5: |
lacking in experience; untrained.
I was completely green when I started the job, but I learned pretty quickly.- synonyms:
- callow, immature, inexperienced, raw
- antonyms:
- experienced, seasoned
- similar words:
- crude, gullible, ingenuous, innocent, naive, new, tender, unseasoned, unskilled, untrained
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definition 6: |
young and full of life.
- synonyms:
- coltish, young
- similar words:
- frisky, growing, lively, tender, vigorous
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definition 7: |
sickly looking; pale.
You look a little green today.- synonyms:
- sickly
- similar words:
- bilious, ghastly, off-color, pale, pallid, under the weather
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definition 8: |
of a company or industry, producing energy-efficient or recyclable products and producing them in a way that conserves energy generated from fossil fuels while contributing little to environmental pollution.
In an effort to become more green, our company has switched to a process that uses non-toxic, non-polluting chemicals. |
definition 9: |
of an institution or business, conserving energy from fossil fuels as much as possible and contributing little to environmental pollution.
Our college has made great strides in becoming green in the past several years. |
definition 10: |
of a product, having been made with relatively little expense of energy from fossil fuels and with little contribution to environmental pollution, as well as, typically, having the capability of being recycled by consumers.
Our company was one of the earliest producers of green paper products. |
related words: |
adolescent, childish, guileless, ignorant, infantile, juvenile, lush, sick, unsophisticated, young |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
greens, greening, greened |
definition: |
to make or become green.
- similar words:
- bud, burgeon, sprout
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phrase: |
go green |
derivations: |
greenish (adj.), greenly (n.), greenness (n.) |
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