HyperDic: green

English > 14 senses of the word green / Green:
NOUNattributegreen, greenness, viriditygreen color or pigment
locationgreen, park, commons, commona piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
person Green, William GreenUnited 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)
person Greenan environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
objectGreen, Green Rivera river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
locationgreen, putting green, putting surfacean area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
foodgreen, greens, leafy vegetableany of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
artifactgreen, K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, cat valium, super Cstreet names for ketamine
ADJECTIVEallgreen, greenish, light-green, dark-greenof the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
pertgreenconcerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
allgreen, unripe, unripened, immaturenot fully developed or mature
allgreenlooking pale and unhealthy
allgreen, fleeceable, gulliblenaive and easily deceived or tricked
VERBchangegreenturn or become green
green / Green > pronunciation
Soundsgriy'n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > green: 14 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass.
Examples
  • "a green tree"
  • "green fields"
  • "green paint"
Synonymsgreenish, light-green, dark-green
BroaderchromaticBeing or having or characterized by hue
Spanishverde, verdoso
Catalanverd, verdós
Nounsgreen, greennessgreen color or pigment
Adverbsgreenlywith green color
English > green: 14 senses > adjective 2, pert
Meaningconcerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party.
NounsGreenan environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
Green Partyan environmentalist political party
English > green: 14 senses > adjective 3
Meaningnot fully developed or mature; not ripe.
Examples
  • "fried green tomatoes"
  • "green wood"
Synonymsunripe, unripened, immature
Narrowerunagednot subjected to an aging process
Oppositeripe, maturefully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Spanishcrudo, inmaduro, inmaturo, verde
Catalanimmadur, immatur, verd
Nounsgreennessthe state of not being ripe
English > green: 14 senses > adjective 4
Meaninglooking pale and unhealthy.
Examples
  • "you're looking green"
  • "green around the gills"
Broaderill, sickAffected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
English > green: 14 senses > adjective 5
Meaningnaive and easily deceived or tricked.
Synonymsfleeceable, gullible
Broadernaive, naifmarked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly / worldly experience
Spanishconfiado, crédulo, ingenuo, inocente
Catalanconfiat, crèdul, ingenu, innocent
English > green: 14 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaninggreen color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass.
Synonymsgreenness, viridity
Narrowerbluish green, blue green, tealA blue-green color or pigment
bottle greendark to moderate or greyish green
chrome greenA brilliant green color
emeraldThe green color of an emerald
greenishnessThe property of being somewhat green
jade green, jadeA light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green
olive green, olive-greenA color that is lighter and greener than olive
sage greenThe color of sage leaves
sea greenThe property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea greenA shade of green tinged with yellow
Broaderchromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colourA color that has hue
Spanishverde, verdor
Catalanverd, verdor
Adjectivesgreenof the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
Verbsgreenturn or become green
English > green: 14 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
Synonymspark, commons, common
InstancesCentral ParkA large park in Manhattan
Part ofurban area, populated areaA geographical area constituting a city or town
Narroweramusement park, funfair, pleasure groundA commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
village greenA village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcelAn extended area of land
Spanishcomún, parque, zona verde
Catalanparc, zona verda
English > Green: 14 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningUnited 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).
SynonymWilliam Green
Instance oflabor leaderA leader of a labor movement
English > Green: 14 senses > noun 4, person
MeaningAn environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party.
Member ofGreen PartyAn environmentalist political party
Broaderenvironmentalist, conservationistsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
Spanishverde
Adjectivesgreenconcerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
English > Green: 14 senses > noun 5, object
MeaningA river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River.
SynonymGreen River
Instance ofriverA large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part ofUtah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Ut.A state in the western United States
Wyoming, Equality State, WY, Wyo.A state in the western United States
SpanishGreen River, Río Verde, Verde
CatalanGreen River, verd
English > green: 14 senses > noun 6, location
MeaningAn area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course.
Example"the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"
Synonymsputting green, putting surface
Part ofgolf course, links coursecourse consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
Broadersite, land siteThe piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
Catalangreen
Adjectivesgreensideadjacent to a putting green
English > green: 14 senses > noun 7, food
MeaningAny of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables.
Synonymsgreens, leafy vegetable
NarrowerFrench sorrelgreens / greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves
beet greenyoung / young leaves of the beetroot
chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beetlong succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
chop-suey greenssucculent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
dandelion greenedible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild
lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinachleaves collected from the wild
salad green, salad greensgreens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
sorrel, common sorrellarge sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
spinachdark green leaves
sproutA newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
turnip greenstender leaves of young / young white turnips
wild spinachleafy greens / greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
Broadervegetable, veggie, vegedible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Spanishhortaliza, verdura, verduras
Catalanhortalissa, verdura
English > green: 14 senses > noun 8, artifact
Meaningstreet names for ketamine.
SynonymsK, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, cat valium, super C
Broaderketamine, ketamine hydrochloride, KetalarA general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly
Spanishcat valium, green, honey oil, jet, K, special K, súper ácido, súper C, valium de gato, verde
Catalancat valium
English > green: 14 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningTurn or become green.
PatternSomething ----s
Example"The trees are greening"
Broaderdiscolor, discolour, colour, colorchange color, often in an undesired manner
Spanishenverdecerse, enverdecer, reverdecer, verdear, verdecer
Catalanenverdir-se, enverdir, reverdir, verdejar
Nounsgreengreen color or pigment
greenerygreen foliage
greeningthe phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

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