[green] 
adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb | 1. | of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves. |
| 2. | covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields. |
| 3. | characterized by the presence of verdure. |
| 4. | made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad. |
| 5. | not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green. |
| 6. | unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber. |
| 7. | immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: a green worker. |
| 8. | simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled. |
| 9. | fresh, recent, or new: an insult still green in his mind. |
| 10. | having a sickly appearance; pale; wan: green with fear; green with envy. |
| 11. | full of life and vigor; young: a man ripe in years but green in heart. |
| 12. | environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers. |
| 13. | (of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due esp. to a lack of maturity. |
| 14. | freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat. |
| 15. | not fired, as bricks or pottery. |
| 16. | (of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened. |
| 17. | Foundry.
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| 18. | a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea. |
| 19. | Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments. |
| 20. | green coloring matter, as paint or dye. |
| 21. | green material or clothing: to be dressed in green. |
| 22. | greens,
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| 23. | grassy land; a plot of grassy ground. |
| 24. | a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common. |
| 25. | Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole. |
| 26. | bowling green. |
| 27. | a shooting range for archery. |
| 28. | Informal. green light (def. 1). |
| 29. | Slang. money; greenbacks (usually prec. by the): I'd like to buy a new car but I don't have the green. |
| 30. | (initial capital letter) a member of the Green party (in Germany). |
| 31. | to become or make green. |
| 32. | Informal. to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements. |
| 33. | read the green, to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting. |
| putt·ing green (pŭt'ĭng) n.
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