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 green green /ˈgriːn/

adjective

  1. () Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass  ( greenish , greeny , dark-green , green , light-green )
    of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
     A green tree
    a green tree
     Green fields
    green fields
     Green paint
    green paint
  2. Not fully developed or mature; not ripe  ( green , immature , unripe , unripened )
    not fully developed or mature; not ripe
     Unripe fruit
    unripe fruit
     Fried green tomatoes
    fried green tomatoes
     Green wood
    green wood
  3. Naive and easily deceived or tricked  ( fleeceable , green , gullible )
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
     At that early age she had been gullible and in love
    at that early age she had been gullible and in love
  4. Looking pale and unhealthy  ( green )
    looking pale and unhealthy
     You're looking green
    you're looking green
     Green around the gills
    green around the gills
  5. Concerned with, supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party  ( green )
    concerned with, supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party

noun

  1. () Green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass  ( greenness , viridity , green )
    green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
     The painting featured different shades of green to represent the lush foliage of a forest
    The painting featured different shades of green to represent the lush foliage of a forest
  2. () A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area  ( commons , common , green , park )
    a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
     They went for a walk in the park
    they went for a walk in the park
  3. Street names for ketamine  ( cat valium , green , honey oil , jet , K , special K , super acid , super C )
    street names for ketamine
  4. Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables  ( green , leafy vegetable , greens )
    any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
      Spinach, kale, and lettuce are all examples of leafy greens packed with nutrients.
    Spinach, kale, and lettuce are all examples of leafy greens packed with nutrients.
  5. An area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course  ( green , putting green , putting surface )
    an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
     The ball rolled across the green and into the bunker
    the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker

verb

  1. Turn or become green  ( green )
    turn or become green
     The trees are greening
    The trees are greening

 Green

    noun

    1. A river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River  ( Green , Green River )
      a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
    2. An environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party  ( Green )
      an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
    3. 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)  ( Green , William 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)