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Definition green in British English

green noun

noun
/ɡriːn/
1

the colour of grass

Example

She was dressed in green.

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2

a large area of grass, for example in a village, where people can walk, sit, or play games

Example

They moved to a house overlooking the green.

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2.1

in golf, the area of short grass around a hole

Example

the 18th green

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2.2

an area of grass where people play bowls (=a game in which you roll balls along the ground)

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4

the green leaves of vegetables, especially when they have been cooked

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Definition green in British English