1
: of the color green
2
3
a
: envious sense 1
—used especially in the phrase green with envy
b
: marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance
4
: not ripened or matured
green peaches
5
a
: deficient in training, knowledge, or experience
green recruits
b
: deficient in sophistication and savoir faire : naive
was green and credulous
c
: not fully qualified for or experienced in a particular function
8
a
often capitalized
: relating to or being an environmentalist political movement
b
: concerned with or supporting environmentalism
green consumers who practice recycling
c
: tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting)
greener energy solutions
9
: pleasantly alluring
10
a
: not fully processed or treated: such as
(1)
: freshly sawed
green lumber
(2)
: not aged
green liquor
(3)
: not dressed or tanned
green hides
b
: not in condition for a particular use
plural greens
1
: a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass or of the emerald or is that of the part of the spectrum lying between blue and yellow
2
: something of a green color
3
: green vegetation: such as
a
greens plural
(1)
: leafy herbs (such as spinach, dandelions, or Swiss chard) that are cooked as a vegetable
(2)
b
greens plural
: leafy parts of plants for use as decoration
4
: an area consisting of or resembling grass: such as
a
: a usually grassy park or common in the center of a town or village
Mashpee, Massachusetts has a new town green, complete with bandstand.—
Alan D. Haas
Alan D. Haas
b
c
5
6
or Green
: environmentalist
especially
: a member of an activist political party focusing on environmental and social issues
7
physics
: one of the three colors (see color entry 1 sense 15) that quarks have in the theory of quantum chromodynamics
Whereas there is just one kind of electric charge, however, there are three kinds of color charge, usually called red, blue and green. (The names, of course, have nothing to do with colors in the everyday sense.)—Elliott D. Bloom and Gary J. Feldman
Elliott D. Bloom and Gary J. FeldmanSynonyms
Examples of green in a Sentence
Adjective
fields green with meadow grass
a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards
Noun
a mixture of blues and greens
The town green was the center of activity.
It took him four shots to get to the green.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
This was abundantly clear in our review unit, which has a vibrant green finish.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
The second barn, meanwhile, makes for the ideal storage space, next to the property’s tennis court and a golf green with three separate tee boxes.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One of her pointer fingers was a collision of color, with fuschia, baby blue, and army green all mingling in a glorious combination.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The biggest prize for green groups came as voters approved Proposition 4, a statewide bond measure to provide $10 billion to thin forests to reduce wildfire risk, expand parks and open spaces, and boost water recycling, groundwater storage and stream restoration for wildlife.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
This was abundantly clear in our review unit, which has a vibrant green finish.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
Stocks were strong across the board Tuesday with all 11 market sectors in the green.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
The second barn, meanwhile, makes for the ideal storage space, next to the property’s tennis court and a golf green with three separate tee boxes.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Bejing is determined to position the country as the leader in global green energy, even before greening the Chinese domestic economy.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One of her pointer fingers was a collision of color, with fuschia, baby blue, and army green all mingling in a glorious combination.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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green
1 of 2 adjective1
: of the color green
2
a
: covered by green leaves or herbs
b
: consisting of green plants or of the leafy part of a plant
a green salad
3
: not fully grown or ripe
4
a
: marked by a sickly appearance
b
: envious
—used especially in the phrase green with envy
5
: lacking training, knowledge, or experience
green troops
6
a
: concerned with or supporting environmentalism
b
: tending to preserve the quality of the environment
green dish soap
green
2 of 2 noun1
: a color (as that of fresh grass) that ranges between blue and yellow
2
a
: green vegetation
b
plural
: leafy parts of plants used for some purpose (as ornament or food)
3
: a grassy plain or plot
especially
: a smooth grassy area at the end of a golf fairway containing the hole
4
5
often capitalized
: environmentalist
especially
: a member of a political party focusing on environmental and social issues
greeny
adjective
ˈgrē-nē
Medical Definition
green
1 of 2 adjective1
: of the color green
2
of a wound
: being recently incurred and unhealed
3
: marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance
4
of hemolytic streptococci
: tending to produce green pigment when cultured on blood media
green
2 of 2 noun1
: a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass or of the emerald or is that of the part of the spectrum lying between blue and yellow
2
: a pigment or dye that colors green see janus green
Geographical Definition
Green
geographical name
1
river 730 miles (1175 kilometers) long in the western U.S. flowing from the Wind River Range in western Wyoming south into the Colorado River in southeastern Utah
2
city in northeastern Ohio south of Akron population 22,817
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