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- pronunciation:
- grin
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
| 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
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| definition 2: |
an area with plenty of grass.
We had a picnic on the green.- synonyms:
- lawn
- similar words:
- common, field, heath
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| definition 3: |
(plural) leaves of lettuce or other plants; vegetables.
She loves to eat turnip greens but not turnips.
- similar words:
- foliage, salad, vegetables
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| related words: |
lawn, money, produce |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
greener, greenest |
| definition 1: |
having the color green.
She caught a green frog.- similar words:
- olive
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| definition 2: |
full of or covered with living plants, trees, or grass.
The hills are green at this time of year.- similar words:
- grassy
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| definition 3: |
not completely grown; not ripe.
Eating green bananas can give you an upset stomach.- antonyms:
- ripe
- similar words:
- immature
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| 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
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| definition 5: |
sick looking; pale.
You looked a little green after eating that big meal.- synonyms:
- sickly
- similar words:
- ghastly, pale, under the weather
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| 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. |
| related words: |
childish, juvenile, sick, young |
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| derivations: |
greenish (adj.), greenly (n.), greenness (n.) |
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