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n. 1. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue is that of the emerald or somewhat less yellow than that of growing grass; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues. 2. Something green in color. 3. greens Green growth or foliage, especially: a. The branches and leaves of plants used for decoration. b. The leaves of certain plants eaten as vegetables. 4. A grassy lawn or plot, especially: a. A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set aside for common use; a common. b. Sports A putting green. 5. greens A green uniform: "a young ... sergeant in dress greens" (Nelson DeMille). 6. Slang Money. 7. Green A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence. adj. green·er, green·est 1. Of the color green. 2. a. Abounding in or covered with green growth or foliage: the green woods. b. Made with green or leafy vegetables: a green salad. c. Characterized by mild or temperate weather: a green climate. 3. a. Not mature or ripe: green tomatoes. b. Not grown up; young: still at a green age. c. Vigorous or robust: keeping one's memory green. d. Lacking training or experience. See Synonyms at young. e. Lacking sophistication or worldly experience; naive. f. Easily duped or deceived; gullible. 4. Not yet fully processed, especially: a. Not dried or aged: green wood. b. Not cured or tanned: green pelts. 5. a. Beneficial to the environment or less harmful to the environment than others: green technology; recyclable green products. b. Favoring or supporting environmentalism: green legislators who strengthened pollution controls. 6. a. Having a sickly or unhealthy appearance. b. Envious or jealous. 7. Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a green circle, indicating the easiest level of difficulty. v. greened, green·ing, greens v.intr. To become green: The rains came, and the grass greened. v.tr. Idiom: 1. To make green: Grass greened the hills. 2. To design or organize so as to be beneficial or less harmful to the environment, especially in reducing the amount of pollution created: efforts to green the economy. green around/about the gills Pale or sickly in appearance. [Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; see ghrē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. N., sense 7 translation of German (die) Grünen, (the) Greens, from grün, green.] greenly adv. greenness n. |
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American labor leader who as president of the American Federation of Labor (1924-1952) led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations after the two groups split (1936). |
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