part of speech: noun
definition 1: the color of grass or of young, growing leaves; the color between yellow and blue on the color spectrum.
definition 2: an area with plenty of grass.
- We had a picnic on the green.
synonyms: lawn
definition 3: (plural) leaves of lettuce or other plants; vegetables.
- She loves to eat turnip greens but not turnips.
part of speech: adjective
inflections: greener, greenest
definition 1: having the color green.
- She caught a green frog.
definition 2: full of or covered with living plants, trees, or grass.
- The hills are green at this time of year.
definition 3: not completely grown; not ripe.
- Eating green bananas can give you an upset stomach.
antonyms: ripe
definition 4: without experience; in need of training.
- William was very green when he began his job, but now he has experience.
synonyms: immature, raw
antonyms: experienced
definition 5: sick looking; pale.
- You looked a little green after eating that big meal.
synonyms: sickly
derivations: greenish (adj.), greenly (n.), greenness (n.)