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Green

adjective

(compar. greener; superl. greenest)

Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass. Synonyms: dark-green, greenish, light-green. "Green fields" , "Green paint"

Concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party.

Not fully developed or mature; not ripe. Synonyms: immature, unripe, unripened. "Fried green tomatoes" , "Green wood"

Looking pale and unhealthy. "Green around the gills"

Naive and easily deceived or tricked. Synonyms: fleeceable, gullible.

noun

Green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass. Synonyms: greenness, viridity.

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. Synonyms: common, commons, park.

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). Synonym: William Green.

An environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party.

A river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River. Synonym: Green River.

An area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course. Synonyms: putting green, putting surface.

Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables. Synonyms: greens, leafy vegetable.

Street names for ketamine. Synonyms: cat valium, honey oil, jet, K, special K, super acid, super C.

verb

(past & past part. greened; pres. part. greening)

Turn or become green.