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green

/ˈɡɹin/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Green means: street names for ketamine.

Synonyms for green49

noun, as in street names for ketamine

K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, cat valium, super C

noun, as in a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

noun, as in green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

greenness, viridity

noun, as in an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course

putting green, putting surface

noun, as in any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

greens, leafy vegetable

noun, as in 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)

William Green

noun, as in a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River

Green River

adjective, as in of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

greenish, light-green, dark-green, chromatic

adjective, as in not fully developed or mature; not ripe

unripe, unripened, immature, unaged

adjective, as in naive and easily deceived or tricked

fleeceable, gullible, naive, naif

adjective, as in looking pale and unhealthy

adjective, as in Good for the environment

ecofriendly, good

also used for green

emerald, lime, environmentalist, greenie, tree hugger, treehugger, bowling green, bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba

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Opposites of green

What does green mean?15

noun

1

street names for ketamine

2

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area“they went for a walk in the park”

3

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

4

an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course“the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker”

5

any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

6

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)

7

a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River

8

an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party

adjective

1

of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass“a green tree”

2

not fully developed or mature; not ripe“unripe fruit”

3

naive and easily deceived or tricked“at that early age she had been gullible and in love”

4

looking pale and unhealthy“you're looking green”

5

Good for the environment

6

concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party

verb

1

turn or become green“The trees are greening”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with green?50

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All 50 rhymes for green, grouped by syllable

Green in a sentence

  • We eat a fresh, green salad every day.CK
  • Push the green button, and the light goes on.marcelostockle
  • If something is an apple, then it's either red or green, or possibly both.witbrock
  • Upon finding out about the others' success, she turned green with envy.FeuDRenais
  • Times are not always the same, the grass is not always green.gracehero
  • Which color do you prefer, blue or green?Source_VOA
  • On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.CK
  • Red, as opposed to green, is a sign of danger.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of green

as a noun

plural
greens

as a verb

past tense
greened
present participle
greening
third-person singular
greens
past participle
greened

as a adjective

comparative
greener
superlative
greenest