| Green, William 1873-1952. American labor leader who as president of the American Federation of Labor (1924-1952) led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations after the two unions split (1936). |
green (gr n)n. 1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue is that of the emerald or somewhat less yellow than that of growing grass; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues. 2. Something green in color. 3. greens Green growth or foliage, especially: a. The branches and leaves of plants used for decoration. b. Leafy plants or plant parts eaten as vegetables. 4. A grassy lawn or plot, especially: a. A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set aside for common use; a common. b. Sports A putting green. 5. greens A green uniform: "a young . . . sergeant in dress greens" (Nelson DeMille). 6. Slang Money. 7. Green A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence. adj. green·er, green·est 1. Of the color green. 2. Abounding in or covered with green growth or foliage: the green woods. 3. Made with green or leafy vegetables: a green salad. 4. Characterized by mild or temperate weather: a green climate. 5. Youthful; vigorous: at the green age of 18. 6. Not mature or ripe; young: green tomatoes. 7. Brand-new; fresh. 8. Not yet fully processed, especially: a. Not aged: green wood. b. Not cured or tanned: green pelts. 9. Lacking training or experience. See Synonyms at young. 10. a. Lacking sophistication or worldly experience; naive. b. Easily duped or deceived; gullible. 11. Having a sickly or unhealthy pallor indicative of nausea or jealousy, for example. 12. a. Beneficial to the environment: green recycling policies. b. Favoring or supporting environmentalism: green legislators who strengthened pollution controls. tr. & intr.v. greened, green·ing, greens Idiom: To make or become green. green around/about the gills Pale or sickly in appearance. [Middle English grene, from Old English gr ne; see ghr- in Indo-European roots. N., sense 7 translation of German (die) Grünen, (the) Greens, from grün, green.]green  ly adv.green ness n. |
green
Adjective
1. of a colour between yellow and blue; of the colour of grass
2. covered with grass, plants, or trees: green fields
3. of or concerned with conservation and improvement of the environment: used in a political context: green issues
4. (of fruit) fresh, raw, or unripe
5. pale and sick-looking
6. inexperienced or gullible
7. green with envy very envious
Noun
1. a colour between yellow and blue
2. anything green, such as green clothing or green ink: printed in green
3. a small area of grassy land: the village green
4. an area of smooth turf kept for a special purpose: putting greens
5. greens the leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable: turnip greens
6. Green a person who supports environmentalist issues [Old English grēne]
greenish
greeny adj
greenness n
greeny adj
greenness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  green - green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grassgreenishness - the property of being somewhat green sea green - the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea sage green - the color of sage leaves bottle green - dark to moderate or greyish green chrome green - a brilliant green color emerald - the green color of an emerald olive green, olive-green - a color that is lighter and greener than olive pea green, yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green - a shade of green tinged with yellow blue green, bluish green, teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" jade green, jade - a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green |
| 2. | green - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town village green - a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land | |
| 3. | Green - United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952) | |
| 4. | Green - an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party Green Party - an environmentalist political party conservationist, environmentalist - someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution | |
| 5. |  Green - a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado RiverBeehive State, Mormon State, Utah, UT - a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young Equality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east | |
| 6. |  green - an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf | |
| 7. |  green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetablesveg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant chop-suey greens - succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking sprout - a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) beet green - young leaves of the beetroot salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads dandelion green - edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine wild spinach - leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach turnip greens - tender leaves of young white turnips common sorrel, sorrel - large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces French sorrel - greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads spinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads | |
| 8. | green - street names for ketamine Ketalar, ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride - a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP | |
| Verb | 1. | green - turn or become green; "The trees are greening" |
| Adj. | 1. | green - of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint" chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
| 2. | green - concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party | |
| 3. |  green - not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" | |
| 4. | green - looking pale and unhealthy; "you're looking green"; "green around the gills" | |
| 5. | green - naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" |
green
adjective 2. ecological, conservationist, environment-friendly, ecologically sound, eco-friendly, ozone-friendly, non-polluting
adjective 4. inexperienced, new, innocent, raw, naive, ignorant, immature, gullible, callow, untrained, unsophisticated, credulous, ingenuous, unpolished, wet behind the ears (informal)
noun 7. (with capital) environmentalist, conservationist
Translations
green [griːn] adj → vert(e) (= inexperienced); (bien) jeune, naïf/ïve (= ecological) [product etc] → écologique
n (= colour) → vert m;
greens npl (= vegetables) → légumes verts;
Green (Pol) → écologiste m/f;
the Green Party → le parti écologiste
green [griːn] adj (also ecological) → grün
n (also Golf) → Grün nt;
(stretch of grass) → Rasen m, Grünfläche f;
(also: village green) → Dorfwiese f, Anger m;
greens npl (vegetables) → Grüngemüse nt;
green [griːn] adj (also POL) → verde (= inexperienced); inesperto/a, ingenuo/a
greens npl (= vegetables) → verdura;
the Green Party (BRIT ) (POL) → i Verdi
adj green [griːn]
1 of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants a green hat. groen أخْضَر зелен zelený grøn grün πράσινος verde roheline سبز vihreä vert יָרוֹק हरा zelen zöld hijau grænn verde 緑 녹색의 žalias zaļš hijau groen grønn zielony verde verde зелёный zelený zelen zelen grön ที่มีสีเขียว yeşil 綠色的 зелений سبز، ہرا màu xanh lá cây 绿色的
2 not ripe green bananas. groen, onryp غَير ناضِج، فَج не дозрял zelený, nezralý grøn; umoden unreif άγουρος verde toores نرسیده raaka vert לא בָּשֵל कच्चा zelen, nezreo zöld, éretlen mentah óþroskaður verde 熟していない 익지 않은 žalias nenogatavojies mentah groen, onrijp umoden, grønn zielony verde verde, necopt незрелый zelený zelen zelen omogen ยังไม่สุก ham 未熟的 нестиглий, неспілий کچا non; xanh 未熟的
3 without experience Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that. groen, onervare غَض، بِدون تَجْرِبَه неопитен nezkušený grøn; umoden; uerfaren unerfahren άπειρος, άμαθος verde, novato; crédulo roheline بی تجربه kokematon inexpérimenté “יָרוֹק”, טִירוֹן अनाड़ी, अनुभवहीन neiskusan tapasztalatlan tak berpengalaman grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur inesperto, ingenuo 未経験の 경험이 없는 žalias nepieredzējis mentah; tiada pengalaman nieuw uerfaren, grønn, uøvd zielony verde fără experienţă неопытный neskúsený zelen neiskusan grön อ่อนด้วยประสบการณ์ deneyimsiz 無經驗的 недосвідчений بغیر تجربہ کے non nớt 无经验的
4 looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale He was green with envy (= very jealous). groen van jaloesie حَسود، غَيور جدا позеленял zelený grøn grün,gelb κιτρινοπράσινος, χλομός verde kahvatu, näost roheline رنگ پریده vihreä vert “יָרוֹק”, חִיווֵר कमजोर सा दिखना zelen, blijed sápadt zöldes hijau, pucat sekali fölur, grænn verde 青ざめた 창백한 pažaliavęs zaļš aiz skaudības pucat groen (scheel) zien van afgunst grønnblek, grønn (av misunnelse) zielony verde verde (la faţă) зелёный zelený zelen zelen grön เหมือนจะไม่สบาย soluk, rengi atmış 蒼白的 хворобливий پیلا پڑنا یا بیمار دکھنا nhợt nhạt 苍白的
n
1 the colour of grass or the leaves of plants the green of the trees in summer. groen اللون الأخْضَر зелен цвят zelená (barva), zeleň grønne farve; grønhed das Grün το πράσινο χρώμα verde, verdor rohelus رنگ سبز vehreys vert צֶבָע יָרוֹק हरियाली zelenilo zöld kehijauan græna; grænn litur verde 緑 녹색 žaluma zaļums hijau groen grønt, grønnfarge zieleń verde verdeaţă зелёный цвет zeleň zelena barva zelen grönska เขียวชอุ่ม yeşil renk 綠色 зелень گھاس ، پتوں اور پودوں کا رنگ màu xanh lục 绿色
2 something (eg paint) green in colour I've used up all my green. groen دهان أخْضَر зелено zelená (barva) grønne farve das Grün υλικό πράσινου χρώματος (π.χ. μπογιά) verde roheline (värv) هر چیز سبز vihreä väri vert יָרוֹק हरे रंग की कोई चीज zelena boja zöld warna hijau grænn litur verde 緑色 녹색의 안료 žalia spalva, žali dažai zaļa krāsa warna hijau groene verf grønt, grønnfarge zieleń verde (culoarea) verde зелёное zeleň zelena barva zelena boja grön färg สีเขียว yeşil renk 綠色顏料 зелений колір سبز رنگ کی کوئی شے vật màu xanh lá cây 绿色颜料
3 an area of grass a village green. grasveld منطِقَه خَضْراء поляна trávník grønning; fælled die Grünfläche πρασινάδα, πάρκο césped rohuplats پوشیده از چمن ruohokenttä pelouse מִדשָאָה हरित क्षेत्र travnjak, zelena površina pázsit padang rumput grasflöt, grænt svæði verde pubblico 共有草地 녹지 pieva maurs padang grasveld grøntarealer, park błonia relvado pajişte лужайка trávnik zelenica zelenilo grönområde, allmänning พื้นที่ที่มีหญ้าปกคลุม yeşil alan 草地，綠地 зелена лука گھاس سے بھرا کوئی علاقہ đồng cỏ 草地，绿地
4 an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre. setperk مَخْضَرَه، منطقة خَضْراء في مَلعب الغولف игрище за голф trávník green der Rasenplatz πράσινο μέρος γηπέδου γκολφ green griin چمن صاف دور سوراخ viheriö vert מִגרָש דֶּשֶׁא गोल्फ कोर्स में हरित क्षेत्र जिसके केन्द्र में एक छोटा सा छेद होता है travnati golf teren golfpálya (lyuk körüli része) padang rumput (golf)flöt campo ゴルフコース (퍼팅) 그린 pievelė zāliens padang golf golfbaan green pole relvado teren de golf площадка вокруг лунки trávnik travnati del igrišča za golf zelenilo green บริเวณที่พัตกอล์ฟ düz çimen 高爾夫球場上球洞四周草地 зелена галявина گولف کے میدان میں کوئی گھاس والا علاقہ جہاں گیند کو ڈالنے کا سوراخ ہو đồi cỏ 高尔夫球场上球洞四周草地
5 concerned with the protection of the environment green issues; a green political party. groen, omgewingsake مُتَعَلِّق بحماية البيئَه природен zelený, environmentální, ekologický de grønne die Grünen οικολογικός verde rohelised مربوط به حفاظت محیط زیست מִפלֶגֶת הַירוקִים, יְדִידוּתִי לַסבִיבָה पर्यावरण के प्रति चिंतित ekološki hijau, lingkungan hidup verde žaliųjų zaļo-; zaļā- alam sekitar milieu-; de groenen miljø-, grønn ekologiczny зелёные́́ (политическая партия) zelený, environmentálny, ekologický zelen, naravovarstven član pokreta Zelenih grön, miljö- การดูแลด้านสิ่งแวดล้อม çevreci 綠色和平主義者 екологічний ماحول کی حفاظت سے متعلق vì môi trường 绿色和平主义者
adj greenish
close to green a greenish dress. groenagtige, groenerige مائِل إلى الخَضْرَه зеленикав nazelenalý, zelenavý grønlig grünlich πρασινωπός verdoso rohekas نسبتاً سبز vihertävä verdâtre יְרקרַק कुछ-कुछ हरा zelenkast zöldes kehijauan grænleitur verdastro, verdognolo 緑色がかった 푸르스름한 žalsvas zaļgans kehijau-hijauan groenig, groenachtig grønnaktig zielonkawy esverdeado verzui зеленоватый zelenkavý zelenkast zelenkast grönaktig มีสีค่อนข้างเขียว yeşilimsi 略呈綠色的 зеленуватий سبز رنگ کی طرح hơi xanh lá cây 略呈绿色的
n pl greens
green vegetables Children are often told that they must eat their greens. blaargroente خَضْرَه، خُضْراوات зеленчуци zelenina grøntsager grünes Gemüse λαχανικά verduras aedvili سبزی vihannekset légumes verts יְרָקוֹת יְרוּקִים हरी सब्जी zeleno povrće zöldség(félék) sayuran grænmeti verdura 青菜 야채류 žalėsiai, žalumynai zaļumi; dārzeņi sayur-sayuran groenten grønnsaker zielenina verduras verdeţuri овощи zelenina zelena zelenjava zeleniš grönsaker ผักใบเขียว yeşil sebzeler 蔬菜 зелень ہری سبزیاں rau 蔬菜
n greenfly
a type of small, green insect The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly. groen plantluis قَمْلَة نَبات зелена листка въшка mšice bladlus die grüne Blattlaus μελίγκρα pulgón lehetäi شته kirva puceron כְּנִימַת עָלִים एक कीड़ा ušenjak levéltetű lalat hijau blaðlús afide verde あぶらむし 진딧물 amaras laputs kutu daun bladluis bladlus mszyca pulgão păduche-de-plantă тля voška listna uš lisna vaš bladlus แมลงตัวเล็กที่ทำอันตรายต่อพืชพันธุ์ yaprak biti 蚜虫 попелиця, тля ایک چھوٹا سا سبز حشرہ côn trùng phá hoại cây cối 蚜虫
n greengage [-geidʒ]
a greenish-yellow type of plum. groenpruim إجاص أخْضَر، خَوخ сорт слива ryngle reineclaudeblomme die Reineclaude πράσινο δαμάσκηνο ciruela claudia renklood آلوی گرین گیج viherluumu reine-claude שְׁזִיף יָרוֹק एक प्लम šljiva bistrica ringló buah plum hijau plómuafbrigði susina regina Claudia 西洋すもも 서양 자두의 일종 renklodas renklode (plūmju šķirne) sejenis buah plum yang berwarna kuning kehijauan reine-claude reineclaudeplomme renkloda rainha-cláudia renglotă ренклод ringlota ringlo ringlov renklo ลูกพลัมชนิดหนึ่งสีเขียวอมเหลือง frenk eriği, can eriği 青梅 ренклод ایک قسم کا سبز زرد آلوچہ mận lục 青梅
n greengrocer
a person who sells fruit and vegetables. groentehandelaar بائِع الخُضْراوات зарзаватчия zelinář grønthandler der/die Obst- und Gemüsehändler(in) μανάβης verdulero aedviljamüüja سبزی فروش vihanneskauppias marchand/-ande de légumes יַרקָן, ירקָנִית सब्जीफरोश povrćar zöldség- és gyümölcsárus tukang sayur grænmetis– og ávaxtasali fruttivendolo; erbivendolo 八百屋 청과물 상인 daržovių ir vaisių pardavėjas dārzeņu/augļu tirgotājs penjual sayur groenteboer, groenteman grønnsakhandler kupiec warzywny hortaliceiro vânzător de zarzavaturi зеленщик zeleninár branjevec piljar grönsaksaffär พ่อค้าขายผักและผลไม้สด manav 蔬菜水果商 продавець овочів سبزی فروش người bán rau quả 蔬菜水果商
n greenhouse
a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown. kweekhuis دَفيئَه оранжерия skleník drivhus das Gewächshaus θερμοκήπιο invernáculo, invernadero kasvuhoone گلخانه kasvihuone serre חֲמָמָה छोटे पेड़ों को हरा रखने का घर staklenik üvegház rumah kaca gróðurhús serra 温室 온실 šiltnamis siltumnīca rumah hijau broeikas drivhus inspekt estufa seră теплица skleník rastlinjak staklena bašta växthus เรือนกระจกปลูกพืช limonluk, sera 溫室 теплиця, оранжерея شیشے کا پود گھر جس میں پودوں کی پرورش کیا جاتا ہے nhà kính 温室
n greenhouse effect
(singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun. kweekhuiseffek تَأثير الدَّفيئَه парников ефект skleníkový efekt drivhuseffekt der Treibhauseffekt το φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου efecto invernadero kasvuhooneefekt اثر گلخانه ای אֶפֶקט הַחֲמָמָה ग्रीनहाउस प्रभाव efekt staklenika üvegházhatás efek rumah kaca effetto serra 温室効果 ðiltnamio efektas siltumnīcas efekts kesan rumah hijau broeikaseffect drivhuseffekt efekt cieplarniany парниковый эффект skleníkový efekt učinek tople grede efekat staklene bašte växthuseffekt ปฏิกิริยาเรือนกระจก ser etkisi 溫室效應 парниковий ефект خضراخانہ اثر hiệu ứng nhà kính 温室效应
the green light
permission to begin We can't start until he gives us the green light. groen lig الضَّوء الأخْضَر، إذن بالبَدْء разрешение zelená det grønne lys grünes Licht άδεια, έγκριση, το πράσινο φως luz verde roheline tuli چراغ سبز؛ اجازه شروع vihreä valo feu vert לָתֵת אוֹר יָרוֹק कार्य प्रारंभ करने का संकेत zeleno svjetlo zöld út lampu hijau grænt ljós, leyfi, heimild luce verde, via libera 許可 공식 허가 žalia šviesa zaļā gaisma kebenaran het groene licht grønt lys, klarsignal zielone światło luz verde aprobare зелёная улица zelená zelena luč odobrenje grönt ljus, klarsignal สัญญาณไฟเขียว izin, müsade 開綠燈 зелене світло کسی کام کی اجازت sự cho phép 开绿灯
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