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green

green

12 1.0
An open area of grass in a town used for recreation
  • noun
  • /ɡrin/
translation icon : zona verde
  • The children played soccer on the green in the center of the park.
  • a long green

Bluebird sky, kids all over the green, Frisbees, dogs.

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Examples

  • All I ever wanted was a little patch of green.

  • His POV: of students on the green, playing Frisbee, studying together, picnicking.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • "The village green," that means "England."

  • There were hundreds of us on the green, all trying to remember each other's names.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Go to a museum, art gallery, library, or some sort of public green space and take it in.

  • Ninety acres of gardens and public greens add to the beauty of your surroundings.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Dupont Park was an oasis of green in the middle of Washington, D.C.

    Academic text (2001)
  • "Look, here's a playground!" she said desperately, glimpsing a patch of green outside an open door around the corner.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Public places that escaped the flooding—town halls, schools, restaurants, and even town greens—became homemade emergency response centers.

    Academic text (2018)
  • On clement weekdays, Leonid Andromodov loitered in the sculpted hedgerows that faced the municipal green.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

park
vsgreen
1.0

A large public area with grass and trees for people to relax

is smaller and mainly grassy for casual public use
common
vsgreen
  • UK
56 3.2

An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play

focuses on grassy public space kept mainly for recreation
commons
vsgreen
7 3.2

Shared open land in a community like a park or pasture

is specifically a public grassy area maintained for recreation
village green
vsgreen
2 2.2

A grassy common area in a village used for play and events

is found in towns and cities rather than village community spaces
greenspace
vsgreen
1 3.0

A park or grassy place in a town where people can relax and play

is mainly a grassy public area kept for recreation

Idioms

green with envy
  • Informal
5 4.5

Feeling very jealous because someone has something you want

still green
  • Informal
2 5.2

A person who is new and not yet experienced in a job or field

green as grass
  • Informal
1 7.5

A person who does not know much yet about a job or task

in green
  • Specialized
1 6.0

An investment or account that shows a profit

8.8

Looking pale and sick, often feeling like you will vomit

7.2

Not very experienced in a job or area

8.1

To look at the slope and surface of a golf green to decide how to hit a putt

Compounds

52 3.4

An official card that allows a foreign person to live and work permanently in the United States

46 2.3

A signal that lets you start or continue something, for example a traffic light

28 1.0

A long green pod you cook and eat as a side

23 1.0

Tea from leaves steamed and dried with a light fresh taste

22 5.1

A soldier in the United States Army trained for secret, dangerous missions

16 3.7

A political party that wants to protect the environment and support fair social policies

12 1.1

A young onion with a long green stalk and mild taste eaten raw in salads

12 1.0

A deep shade of green like pine needles

9 1.0

A sweet pepper picked while green that turns red when ripe

green thumb
  • Informal
8 3.6

A natural ability to make plants grow well

7 8.2

A small green creature said to come from another planet

7 1.0

A cold dish of raw green leaves people often eat with oil and vinegar

The whole natural world or the planet

6 1.8

A color that is a mix of blue and green

5 6.7

A feeling of jealousy toward someone you see as a rival

5 1.0

A pale green color like fresh grass

4 6.0

Feeling jealous because you fear being replaced

An area of very short grass around a golf hole where players putt

3 3.9

A green color mixed with gray

3 3.0

A green living thing that grows on wet rocks, damp wood, or still water

A plant food with green edible leaves like spinach or lettuce

2 2.1

A small unripe olive kept in salty water and often eaten as a snack or on salads

2 6.8

A line that marks the border between Israel and its neighbors after the 1948 war

A grassy common area in a village used for play and events

1 3.5

Young leaves of the beet plant that you can cook or eat in salads

1 1.1

A banana that is not ripe and is still green and firm

green bean
  • Indian
1 1.0

A small round seed used in Asian cooking, often dried or soaked

1 1.0

A small round green seed you eat as a vegetable

1 3.9

A large sea turtle with a smooth greenish shell that lives in warm seas

A drink you make by blending leafy green vegetables and fruit

A period in the 1960s and 1970s when new seeds and fertilizers greatly increased food crops

blue-green
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A way to release software using two identical systems to move users to the new version

Leaves of the dandelion plant eaten in salads or cooked

green frog
  • Specialized
1 1.6

A common North American frog that lives near ponds and marshes

A range of mountains in Vermont, USA that are part of the Appalachian Mountains

1 3.2

A river in the western United States that starts in Wyoming and flows south into the Colorado River

1 2.4

A soft green color with a yellow tint like fresh peas

1 1.6

A color that is a mix of blue and green

blue-green algae
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green

1 4.4

A flat area of short grass where people play bowls

Green with a hint of brown

little green man
  • Literature
1 9.6

A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them

1 3.7

A dull yellowish green like the colour of moss

1 3.2

A green color mixed with gray

1 3.0

Young corn picked and eaten before it ripens

green fairy
  • Slang
1 9.6

A strong green alcoholic drink made from herbs

1 6.5

A natural ability to make plants grow well and stay healthy

green manure
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A crop that farmers grow and then plow into soil to add nutrients

1 9.7

A carved face made from or surrounded by leaves that shows nature and new life

1 2.8

A place outside where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables

1 6.5

A West African monkey that lives in open grasslands with a greenish-grey back and a yellow tail

1 7.5

A soup made from the meat of green turtles, often served as a special food

1 3.4

A soft cleaning product made from plant oils for washing and treating skin

green-winged teal
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A small duck that has a bright green patch on its wings

1 3.5

A soft greyish green like the leaves of a garden herb

1 2.4

A dark yellowish green color like leaves and army uniforms

1 1.5

A green color like the sea

1 4.2

A light green color with a shiny silvery look

A green color with a little yellow that looks fresh

Green with a small blue tone

A color that is a mix of blue and green

A dark green like the color of glass bottles

Dark green like the glass of a bottle

A green color with a little brown mixed in

A low, soft green plant with creeping stems often used to make Christmas wreaths

A shade of green used in Christmas decorations and clothing

chrome green
  • Archaic
7.3

A bright green color made by mixing yellow and blue used in paint and ink

chrome green
  • Archaic
6.2

A vivid green color often used in paint and dye

A medium yellow-green like fresh young plant leaves

African green monkey
  • South African
6.2

A monkey that lives on the African savanna with greenish-grey fur and a yellow tail

A green color with a little yellow-brown tint

A small green or yellow-green toad with black bars and stripes found in North America

A small toad from Europe and Asia that is mostly green

How Big

common land
  • UK
1 3.5
park
1.0
green
12 1.0
vegetable patch
  • UK
2 2.0

Surface Forms

green singular
greens plural

Etymology

Green for a town open space comes from the old English grēne meaning 'grass' and 'growing', so a village green is simply the common grassy place where people meet. That's why locals spread blankets and play on the green.