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Definition green in British English

green adjective

adjective
/ɡriːn/
1

something that is green is the same colour as grass. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a greenish colour or a greeny colour

Example

The first bright green leaves were showing.

Example

green-blue eyes

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alabaster amber amethyst
2

a green area has a lot of grass, plants, or trees

Example

The landscape was gradually getting greener.

Example

a campaign to protect the city's green spaces

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green wooded grassy
Example

greener farming methods

Example

wind farms and other green energy schemes

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anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard
3.1

used about people who care about the environment

Example

Green campaigners are aiming to block development of the site.

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conservancy conservationist the CPRE
3.2

used about places in which the environment is protected

Example

He pledged to make Europe greener.

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anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard
3.3

green issues are issues that affect the environment

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anthropogenic biodegradable biohazard
3.4

relating to the Green Party

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conservancy conservationist the CPRE
4

not yet ready to be eaten

Example

green tomatoes

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candied fleshy fruit
5

not experienced, especially because of being young

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inexperienced uneducated untrained
6

if someone looks green, their face is pale and they look ill

7

made from the green leaves of vegetables

Example

a green salad

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buttery calorific caramelised
Definition green in British English

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advanced green (noun) be green with envy (phrase) bean (noun) bottle green (adjective) bowling green (noun) emerald (adjective) give the green light (phrase) green (adjective) green (noun) green (verb) green audit (noun) green bean (noun) green belt (noun) Green Beret (noun) green bridge (noun) green card (noun) green channel (noun) green light (noun) green on blue (adjective) Green Paper (noun) green pepper (noun) green room (noun) green salad (noun) green screen (noun) green shoots (noun) green tea (noun) green up (phrasal verb) green-eyed (adjective) Gretna Green () have green fingers (phrase) lime-green (adjective) pea green (adjective) putting green (noun) sea-green (adjective) the Green Party () the green revolution (noun) the Green Welly Brigade () the green-eyed monster (noun) village green (noun)