green

noun greens

1. countable, uncountable The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm. In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in.

   Similar: emerald, lime

2. capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable A member of a green party; an environmentalist. How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?

   Similar: environmentalist, greenie, tree hugger, treehugger

3. countable, uncountable A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole. I gave him my putter earlier this year in Oklahoma City. He was having trouble on the greens and I said, ‘Here, try this.’ He did, and he’s been going great guns ever since.
4. countable, uncountable The surface upon which bowls is played.

   Similar: bowling green

5. countable, uncountable One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
6. UK, countable, uncountable A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
7. countable, uncountable A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage. o'er the smooth enamelled green
8. countable, in plural, uncountable Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths. In that ſoft Seaſon vvhen deſcending Shovvers / Call forth the Greens, and vvake the riſing Flovvers; […]
9. countable, uncountable Any substance or pigment of a green color.
10. countable, uncountable A green light used as a signal. To the casual cockpit observer, landing-gear operation appears to be one of the most elementary tasks we have to perform. Either the switch is up and the lights are out, or it's down and there are three greens.
11. slang, uncountable Marijuana. You're better off smoking the green instead cause it don't blim-burn and it's better for your head.

    Similar: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce

12. US, slang, uncountable Money.
13. countable, particle, uncountable One of the three color charges for quarks.
14. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of green room Today, actors say off-handedly, 'See you on the green' or 'I'll be in the green room' without giving the expressions much thought. In Shakespeare's day, actors changed behind the stage in the 'tiring house', […]

Similar: army green, bottle green, British racing green, eau de nil, emerald, emerald green, fern, forest green, grass-green, green, honeydew, hunter green, kelly green, leaf green, lime green, Lincoln green, loden, malachite, mint cream, mint, moss green, Paris green, pea green, rifle green, smaragdine, spring green, virid

adjective greener · greenest

1. Of a green hue. He is wearing a green shirt.

   Similar: verdant, vert, greenish, greenly, greeny, verdurous, virescent, virid, viridescent · Opposite: nongreen, ungreen

2. figuratively, of people Sickly, unwell. Sally looks pretty green—is she going to be sick?
3. Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.

   Opposite: ripe

4. figuratively Inexperienced. John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.

   Similar: callow, experienceless, inexperienced, unexperienced, fresh, green, new, punk, pup, raw, strange, unpracticed

5. capitalized, sometimes Islamist. In its most extreme formulation, this vision has devolved into a caricature of Islam as the "Green Peril" (green is the colour of Islam) advancing across the world stage, an image that echoes both the "Red Menace" of Cold War discourse and anti-Asian polemics about the "Yellow Peril".
6. figuratively Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young. a green manhood

   Similar: new, all-new, brand new, brand spanking new, cherry, fresh, freshly made, green, hot, mint, nascent, newish

7. figuratively, of people Naive or unaware of obvious facts.

   Similar: gullible, credulous, green, naive, fleeceable, naif, born yesterday, fresh off the boat, wide-eyed

8. figuratively, of people Overcome with envy. He was green with envy.

   Similar: envious

9. figuratively Environmentally friendly. green energy

   Similar: eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, environment-friendly, ecological, ecologically friendly, green

10. capitalized, sometimes Of a green party, environmentalism-oriented.
11. Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
12. dated Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.

    Similar: raw, unprocessed, unsmoked · Opposite: processed, smoked, spiced

13. dated Not fully roasted; half raw. We say the meat is green when half roasted.
14. historical Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened. Following initial drying of film in a motion picture laboratory (after treatment in a hardening-fixing bath) the gelatin structure of an emulsion contracts and is permanently changed. The hardening action still continues for a time as a further small amount of residual moisture is given up. While tr
15. Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy. That timber is still too green to be used.
16. High or too high in acidity.

    Similar: tart · Opposite: cloy, sweet

17. Philippines, informal Having a sexual connotation; indecent; lewd; risqué; obscene; profane.
18. particle Having a color charge of green.

    Opposite: antigreen

19. Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union. the green pound
20. Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is only available to read for free after an embargo period. Coordinate term: gold
21. Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength. The pressure required to obtain a given green density depends upon the metal powder material being pressed. Excessive pressures can present some complex problems such as punch and die fractures, slip cracks and cleavage fractures in the green part. Although high pressures are required for pressing h
22. Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green. Conditions all green! Standby...OK! It is time!

verb greens · greening · greened

1. transitive To make or turn (something) green or greener. Great spring before greened all the year.
2. To become or grow green in color. O rosetree planted in my grief, / And growing, on her tomb, / Her dust is greening in your leaf, / Her blood is in your bloom.
3. transitive To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.). The newer 39-story, 1.5-million-square-foot tower occupies much of the original Shearson Garden, a larger parklet that briefly greened the construction site to be, and is remembered fondly by nearby Tribecans.
4. intransitive To become environmentally aware.

   Similar: greenen, engreen

5. transitive To make (something) environmentally friendly. "The SNP like to talk the talk about net zero targets, but they can't walk the walk. We need a fares freeze for everyone if we want to get serious about greening the economy and a public railway run in the public interest."

interjection

1. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes to commence (or to continue a previously stopped) sexual activity.

proper noun Greens · Greene · Grene

1. countable, uncountable A common English surname from Middle English. When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford.
2. countable, uncountable A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
4. countable, uncountable A city in Summit County, Ohio, formerly a township.
5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
6. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Green Township.
7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Denbigh community, Denbighshire (OS grid ref SJ0568).
8. countable, uncountable A northern suburb of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SM9801).
9. countable, uncountable A settlement in Churchstoke community, Powys (OS grid ref SO2694).
10. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, historical, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of Green College, Oxford.

adjective Greene · Grene

1. not comparable Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.

noun Greens · Greene · Grene

1. A member of a Green Party or green party.