greenadjective
uk/ɡriːn/us/ɡriːn/green adjective (COLOUR)
A1 of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass:
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- The male mallard has a green head and reddish-brown chest.
- He's got pink walls and a green carpet, which to my mind looks all wrong.
- I think I'll take your advice and get the green dress.
- I put my new green shirt in a hot wash and the colour ran.
- I wore that skirt with the green spots.
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Common colours
- blue
- bluish
- brown
- brownish
- greenish
- orange
- pink
- pinkish
- purple
- purplish
- red
- redden
- reddish
- yellow
- yellowish
green adjective (POLITICAL)
B2 relating to the protection of the environment:
to do more to protect nature and the environment:
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- There is a growing current of support for green issues among voters.
- Some parents were critical of attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology.
- The government's new-found enthusiasm for green issues has been welcomed by environmentalists.
- It's not very green, throwing away so much rubbish.
- I'm going to try to be a bit greener and recycle more.
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- recycled
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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green adjective (PLANTS)
B1 covered with grass, trees, and other plants:
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Gardening - general words
- arborist
- bed
- bed sth out
- bonsai
- deadhead
- grass
- hedgerow
- hoe
- homegrown
- horticulture
- hydroponics
- landscape gardening
- nurse
- nursery
- seed
- sow 1
- topiary
- tree surgeon
- trellis
- uproot
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green adjective (NOT READY)
(especially of fruit) not ready to eat, or (of wood) not dry enough to use:
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Various qualities of food
- citrus
- cordon bleu
- creamy
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- diabetic
- fatty
- hoppy
- instant
- isotonic
- kosher
- lean
- mild
- store-bought
- sugar-coated
- sugar-free
- unbleached
- undercook
- unsliced
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green adjective (NOT EXPERIENCED)
informal not experienced or trained:
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Inexperienced (of people)
- armchair
- be new to this game idiom
- be wet behind the ears idiom
- dewy-eyed
- fledgling
- game
- inexperienced
- innocence
- innocent
- new
- raw
- rouseabout
- rubbish
- unenlightened
- uninformed
- unrefined
- unsophisticated
- untrained
- unversed
- wet
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the quality of being green:
Idiom(s)
greennoun
uk/ɡriːn/us/ɡriːn/green noun (COLOUR)
A2 [ C or U ] the colour of grass; a colour between blue and yellow:
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- I like rich jewel colours, such as purple, blue, and green.
- He's colour-blind and can't distinguish between red and green easily.
- The spelling mistakes in the text had been highlighted in green.
- You look nice in green.
- If you put together yellow and blue paint you get green.
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Common colours
- blue
- bluish
- brown
- brownish
- greenish
- orange
- pink
- pinkish
- purple
- purplish
- red
- redden
- reddish
- yellow
- yellowish
green noun (GRASS)
[ C ] an area planted with grass, especially for use by the public:
[ C ] mainly UK used as a part of a name:
[ C ] a flat area of grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
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- The police used dogs to clear the campers off the village green.
- They're holding the village fête on the green.
- The pub is opposite a charming village green.
- The green used to be used as a pitch for the local cricket team.
- The signs asked visitors to keep off the green.
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Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- arrondissement
- backstreets
- barrio
- botanic garden
- concrete jungle
- council estate
- dormitory suburb
- estate
- exurb
- ghetto
- housing estate
- inner city
- precinct
- red-light district
- slum
- Speakers' Corner
- suburbia
- the outskirts
- town
- trading estate
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green noun (FOOD)
the leaves of green vegetables such as spinach or cabbage when eaten as food
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- chicory
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- lettuce
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- shiitake mushroom
- shitake mushroom
- spinach
- spring greens
- spring onion
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