Definitions for greengrin

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

greengrin(adj.)green•er, green•est.

(adj.)of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum:
green leaves.
covered with herbage or foliage; verdant:
green fields.
characterized by verdure:
a green Christmas.
Category: Common Vocabulary
made of green leafy vegetables:
a green salad.
Category: Common Vocabulary
not fully matured; unripe:
green fruit.
unseasoned; not cured:
green lumber.
immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced:
green recruits.
simple; unsophisticated; naive.
having a sickly or pale appearance:
to turn green with fear.
advocating or promoting environmentalism: environmentally sound or beneficial:
green consumers.
green computers.
Category: Ecology, Common Vocabulary
full of life and vigor; youthful:
a green old age.
fresh, recent, or new:
a green wound.
(of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due esp. to a lack of maturity.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
freshly slaughtered or still raw:
green meat.
not fired, as bricks or pottery.
(of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened.
Category: Building Trades
(n.)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.
Category: Physics
a secondary color formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.
Category: Fine Arts
green coloring matter, as paint or dye.
green material or clothing:
dressed in green.
Category: Common Vocabulary
greens, the leaves and stems of certain plants, as spinach, kale, or lettuce, eaten as a vegetable. fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration.
Category: Cooking
grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.
a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.
Category: Sport
Ref: Also called putting green.
Category: Sport
Ref: bowling green. 1
a shooting range for archery.
Category: Sport
Informal.
Category: Informal
Ref: green light (def. 1). 1
Slang. money; greenbacks (usu. prec. by the).
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(v.t.)to become or make green.

Idioms for green:

green with envy,extremely jealous.
Category: Idiom

Origin of green:

bef. 900; ME, OE grēne, c. OFris grēne, OS grōni, OHG gruoni, ON grønn; akin to grow

green′ness(n.)

Greengrin(n.)

John Richard, 1837–83, English historian.
Category: Biography
Paul Eliot, 1894–1981, U.S. playwright.
Category: Biography
William, 1873–1952, U.S. labor leader.
Category: Biography
a river flowing S from W Wyoming to join the Colorado River in SE Utah. 730 mi. (1175 km) long.
Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

green, greenness, viridity(noun)
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
park, commons, common, green(noun)
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
"they went for a walk in the park"
Green, William Green(noun)
United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952)
Green(noun)
an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
Green, Green River(noun)
a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
green, putting green, putting surface(noun)
an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
"the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"
greens, green, leafy vegetable(noun)
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C(adj)
street names for ketamine
green, greenish, light-green, dark-green(adj)
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
"a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
green(adj)
concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
green, unripe, unripened, immature(adj)
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
"unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"
green(adj)
looking pale and unhealthy
"you're looking green"; "green around the gills"
fleeceable, green, gullible(verb)
naive and easily deceived or tricked
"at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
green(verb)
turn or become green
"The trees are greening"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

green(adjective)grin
being the color of grass
a green dress/shirt/sweater
greengrin
having a lot of trees and plants
one of the greenest areas of the city
greengrin
relating to protection of the environment
green issues; green products
green(noun)grin
the color of grass
a dark/light green
greengrin
vegetables with green leaves
greengrin
the area covered in short grass next to a hole on a golf course
the ninth green
greengrin
an open space covered in grass in a town
a concert on the village green

Wiktionary

green(Noun)
A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
green(Noun)
A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
green(Noun)
The surface upon which bowls is played.
green(Noun)
One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 3 points.
green(Noun)
a public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
green(Noun)
marijuana.
green(Noun)
Money.
green(Verb)
To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
green(Verb)
To become or grow green in colour.
green(Verb)
To add greenspaces to (a town).
green(Verb)
To become environmentally aware.
green(Verb)
To make (something) environmentally friendly.
green(Adjective)
Having green as its color.
The former flag of Libya is completely green.
green(Adjective)
Sickly, unwell.
Sally looks pretty green uE0009268uE001 is she going to be sick?
green(Adjective)
Inexperienced.
John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.
green(Adjective)
Environmentally friendly.
Let's buy green copier paper for the office
green(Adjective)
Overcome with envy.
green with envy
green(Adjective)
Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture
green(Adjective)
Of bacon or similar smallgoods, unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.
green(Adjective)
Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
green(Adjective)
Of wine, high or too high in acidity.
green(Adjective)
Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried, containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
green(Adjective)
Nau00EFve or unaware of obvious facts.

Origin: From grene, from grene, from grōniz (compare West Frisian grien, Dutch groen, German grün, Swedish grön Danish grøn), from gʰrōni- (compare Old Church Slavonic грань), from gʰreh₁. More at grow.

Webster Dictionary

Green
having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald
Green
having a sickly color; wan
Green
full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; as, a green manhood; a green wound
Green
not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green fruit, corn, vegetables, etc
Green
not roasted; half raw
Green
immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment
Green
not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as, green wood, timber, etc
Green(noun)
the color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue
Green(noun)
a grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green
Green(noun)
fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural
Green(noun)
pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food
Green(noun)
any substance or pigment of a green color
Green(verb)
to make green
Green(verb)
to become or grow green