green

green¹ W2S1 [gri:n] adj

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1¦(colour)¦

2¦(grassy)¦

3¦(fruit/plant)¦

4¦(environment)¦

5¦(without experience)¦

6¦(ill)¦

7 green with envy

8 the green-eyed monster

9 have green fingers

10 the green stuff

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[: Old English; Origin: grene]

1.) ¦(COLOUR)¦

having the colour of grass or leaves

▪ beautiful green eyes

▪ Raw coffee beans are green in colour.

dark/light/pale/bright green

▪ a dark green dress

→↑bottle green, ↑lime green,olive green at ↑olive, ↑pea green

2.) ¦(GRASSY)¦

covered with grass, trees, bushes etc

▪ green fields

3.) ¦(FRUIT/PLANT)¦

not yet ready to be eaten, or very young

▪ The bananas are still green.

▪ tiny green shoots of new grass

4.) ¦(ENVIRONMENT)¦

a) also Green [only before noun]

connected with the environment or its protection

▪ green issues such as the greenhouse effect and global warming

▪ He was an early champion of green politics.

b) harming the environment as little as possible

▪ We need to develop greener cleaning products.

5.) ¦(WITHOUT EXPERIENCE)¦ informal

young and lacking experience

= ↑naive

▪ I was pretty green then; I had a lot of things to learn.

6.) ¦(ILL)¦ informal

looking pale and unhealthy because you are ill

▪ George looked a bit green the next morning.

look green about/around the gills

(=look pale and ill)

7.) green with envy

wishing very much that you had something that someone else has

8.) the green-eyed monster

literary ↑jealousy - often used humorously

9.) have green fingers

BrE have a green thumb AmE

to be good at making plants grow

10.) the green stuff

AmE informal money

>greenness n [U]

green ²

green² W3S2 n

1.) [U and C]

the colour of grass and leaves

▪ a room decorated in pale blues and greens

▪ different shades of green

2.) greens [plural] informal

vegetables with large green leaves

▪ Eat your greens.

3.)

a level area of grass, especially in the middle of a village

▪ I walked home across the green.

→↑village green

4.)

a smooth flat area of grass around each hole on a ↑golf course

▪ the 18th green

5.) Green

someone who belongs to or supports a political party which thinks the protection of the environment is very important

▪ The Greens have 254 candidates in the election.

green ³

green³ v [T]

1.) to fill an area with growing plants in order to make it more attractive

▪ Existing derelict land is needed for greening the cities.

2.) to make a person or organization realize the importance of environmental problems