green
green [green greens greened greening greener greenest] adjective, noun, verb BrE [ɡriːn] NAmE [ɡriːn]
adjective (green·er, green·est)
COLOUR
1. having the colour of grass or the leaves of most plants and trees
•green beans
•Wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights).
COVERED WITH GRASS
2. covered with grass or other plants
•green fields/hills
• After the rains, the land was green with new growth.
FRUIT
3. not yet ready to eat
•green tomatoes
POLITICS
4. concerned with the protection of the environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political principle
•green politics
• Try to adopt a greener lifestyle.
•the Green Party
PERSON
5. (informal) (of a person)young and lacking experience
• The new trainees are still very green.
6. (of a person or their skin)being a pale colour, as if the person is going to ↑vomit
•It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.
more at the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) at ↑grass n.
Word Origin:
Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to ↑grass and ↑grow.
Example Bank:
•an olive green carpet
•the lush green grass
•wearing an emerald green dress
•It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.
Idiom: ↑green with envy
Derived Words: ↑greening ▪ ↑greenness
noun 
COLOUR
1. uncountable, countable the colour of grass and the leaves of most plants and trees
•the green of the countryside in spring
• The room was decorated in a combination of greens and blues.
• She was dressed all in green.
VEGETABLES
2. greensplural (especially BrE)green vegetables
•Eat up your greens.
AREA OF GRASS
3. countable (BrE)an area of grass, especially in the middle of a town or village
•Children were playing on the village green. 
4. countable (in ↑golf)an area of grass cut short around a hole on a ↑golf course
•the 18th green
•Did the ball land on the green?
see also ↑bowling green, ↑putting green
POLITICS
5. the Greensplural the Green Party (= the party whose main aim is the protection of the environment)
Word Origin:
Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to ↑grass and ↑grow.
Example Bank:
•It's important to eat fresh greens every day.
•children playing on the village green
verb
CREATE PARKS
1. ~ sth to create parks and other areas with trees and plants in a city
•projects for greening the cities
POLITICS
2. ~ sb/sth to make sb more aware of issues connected with the environment; to make sth appear friendly towards the environment
•an attempt to green industry bosses
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to ↑grass and ↑grow.
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