green
n
1 any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575--500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours
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verdant
2 a dye or pigment of or producing these colours
3 something of the colour green
4 a small area of grassland, esp. in the centre of a village
5 an area of ground used for a purpose
a putting green
a the edible leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable
b freshly cut branches of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., used as a decoration
7 sometimes cap a person, esp. a politician, who supports environmentalist issues (see sense 13)
9 Slang marijuana of low quality
10 pl
Slang sexual intercourse
adj
12 greenish in colour or having parts or marks that are greenish
a green monkey
13 sometimes cap concerned with or relating to conservation of the world's natural resources and improvement of the environment
green policies, the green consumer
14 vigorous; not faded
a green old age
16 immature, unsophisticated, or gullible
17 characterized by foliage or green plants
a green wood, a green salad
18 fresh, raw, or unripe
green bananas
19 unhealthily pale in appearance
he was green after his boat trip
20 denoting a unit of account that is adjusted in accordance with fluctuations between the currencies of the EU nations and is used to make payments to agricultural producers within the EU
green pound, green franc
21 (of pottery) not fired
22 (of meat) not smoked or cured; unprocessed
green bacon
23 (Metallurgy) (of a product, such as a sand mould or cermet) compacted but not yet fired; ready for firing
24 (of timber) freshly felled; not dried or seasoned
25 (of concrete) not having matured to design strength
vb
26 to make or become green
(Old English grene; related to Old High German gruoni; see grow)
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greenish adj
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greenly adv
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greenness n
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greeny adj