green
[ green ]
/ grin /
adjective, green·er, green·est.
noun
verb (used with or without object)
to become or make green.
Informal.
to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements.
Idioms for green
read the green,
to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting.
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Definition for green (2 of 2)
Green
[ green ]
/ grin /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for green (1 of 2)
green
/ (ɡriːn) /
noun
adjective
verb
to make or become green
Derived forms of green
greenish, adjective greenly, adverb greenness, noun greeny, adjectiveWord Origin for green
Old English
grēne; related to Old High German
gruoni; see
grow
British Dictionary definitions for green (2 of 2)
Green
/ (ɡriːn) /
noun
Henry, real name Henry Vincent Yorke . 1905–73, British novelist: author of Living (1929), Loving (1945), and Back (1946)
John Richard. 1837–83, British historian; author of A Short History of the English People (1874)
T (homas) H (ill). 1836–82, British idealist philosopher. His chief work, Prolegomena to Ethics, was unfinished at his death
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