Green ɡriːn Grass Adjective Grass/Leaves/Vegetables Piercing Eyes Wait

• green grass/leaves/vegetables
• his piercing green eyes
• wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights).
• green fields/pastures/hills

green

1. having the colour of grass or the leaves of most plants and trees
• SEE ALSO bottle-green
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bottle-green_2
• green grass/leaves/vegetables
• his piercing green eyes
• Wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights).

Extra Examples

• an olive green carpet
• the lush green grass
• wearing an emerald green dress
2. covered with grass or other plants
• green fields/pastures/hills
• It's just two minutes' walk to the nearest public green space.
• After the rains, the land was green with new growth.
3. not yet ready to eat
• green tomatoes
4. connected with the protection of the environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political principle
• green energy
• green politics
• Try to adopt a greener lifestyle.
• the Green Party
5. young and without experience
• The new trainees are still very green.
6. being a pale colour, as if the person is going to vomit
• It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.
7. said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think they could be happier in a different place or situation
8. very jealous (= angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has )

Word Origin

• Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow.