Greece |
a Balkan country on the Mediterranean between the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. |
greed |
extreme desire for wealth, possessions, or the like, beyond what one needs or deserves; avarice. |
greedy |
extremely desirous of wealth or possessions without regard to the desires of others. [3 definitions] |
Greek |
of or pertaining to Greece or its people, culture, language, or the like. [6 definitions] |
Greek Cross |
a cross in which the horizontal and vertical bars are of equal length and intersect at their midpoints at right angles. |
Greek fire |
an incendiary material used in warfare by Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages. |
greekless |
combined form of greek. |
Greek-letter |
of, pertaining to, or designating a society, such as a fraternity or sorority, whose name consists of Greek letters. |
Greek Orthodox Church |
the national church of Greece, which is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [2 definitions] |
green |
the color of emeralds or of young, growing foliage; the color lying between yellow and blue on the spectrum. [17 definitions] |
green alga |
any of numerous algae with green coloring, such as sea lettuce. |
greenback |
a piece of U.S. paper money. |
green bean |
a type of kidney bean characterized by its long thin green pod. [2 definitions] |
greenbrier |
any of various climbing plants of the lily family, having prickly stems and thick oval leaves, and often bearing black berries. |
green card |
a registration card that allows an alien to live and be employed in the United States. |
green corn |
young ears of sweet corn. |
green dragon |
a wildflower of eastern North America that bears tiny flowers at the base of a long thin spike surrounded by narrow leaves. |
greenery |
green vegetables or foliage. |
green-eyed |
(informal) afflicted with envy; jealous. |
greengage |
a type of plum characterized by its gold-green skin and flesh and its sweet taste. |
greenhorn |
a youthful or inexperienced person. [2 definitions] |