**green**
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*painted the door green.* $\rightarrow$ see also BOTTLE GREEN; see Feature on page A6 **2** (of a plant) of this colour when young or unripe: *Green apples are sour.* | *Wood which is green is not dry enough to burn.* **3** concerned with, or not causing harm to, the environment; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY: *He's very green-minded/very green.* | *Our local government is very green - they won't allow chemicals to be dumped in the river.* **4** *infml* unhealthily pale in the face because of sickness, fear etc: *She turned green when she smoked her first cigarette.* $\rightarrow$ see also **green about the gills** (GILL$^1$) **5** *infml* young and/or inexperienced and therefore easily deceived and ready to believe anything **6** [F] *infml* very jealous: *He was absolutely green (with envy) when he saw my new Jaguar car.* **7** *lit* (especially of a memory) fresh, strong, and full of life, in spite of the passing of time - **-ness** /'gri:n.nəs/ *n* [U]
**green$^2$** *n* **1** [C;U] the colour which is green: *She was dressed in green.* | *The room was decorated in bright greens and blues.* **2** [C] a smooth stretch of grass for a special purpose, such as for playing a game or for the general use of the people of a town: *They are dancing on the green.* | *The golfer got to the green in one stroke.* $\rightarrow$ see also GREENS, BOWLING GREEN, VILLAGE GREEN
**green$^3$** *v* [T] to fill with growing plants, especially so as to lessen the ugliness caused by human activity on the Earth: *the greening of our cities*
**Green$^1$** *adj* of the GREEN PARTY: *Green issues* | *a Green spokeswoman*
**Green$^2$** *n* a supporter or member of the GREEN PARTY: *The Greens haven't had much political success in Britain.*
**Green·a·way, Kate** /'gri:nəweɪ keɪt/ (1846-1901) a British artist who painted pictures for children's books. She is known especially for her pictures of children in pretty, old-fashioned clothes.
**Greenaway, Peter** (1942-) a British film DIRECTOR, whose films include *The Draughtsman's Contract* (1983) and *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover* (1989), and are made in a very modern, unusual, and original way
**green·back** /'gri:nbæk/ *n old-fash AmE infml* an American banknote, especially a one-dollar bill
**,green 'bean** *n* a bean having a narrow green case (POD) used as a vegetable. Both the contents and the case are eaten.
**'green belt** *n* [C;U] *especially BrE* a stretch of land, round a town or city, where building is not allowed, so that fields, woods etc, remain
**,Green 'Berets, the** /\|,. ..' ./ *n* [P] a group of soldiers of a special force in the US Army who wear green hats. They are officially called the Special Forces, and are specially trained and thought to be especially brave.
**,green 'card** *n* **1** *BrE* a document of motor insurance protecting vehicles driven abroad: *Have you got your green card?* **2** *AmE* a document necessary in order to work legally in the US: *I'm getting my green card in another six months.*
**,green cross 'code** *n* [the] *BrE* a set of rules for children on how to cross roads safely
**Greene, Graham** /gri:n/ (1904-91) a British writer of novels and plays, one of the most respected British writers of the 20th century. His books include *Brighton Rock* and *The Power and the Glory*, and the characters in his stories often have to make difficult moral decisions. He also wrote the story for the film *The Third Man*.
**green·e·ry** /'gri:nəri/ *n* [U] green leaves and plants (FOLIAGE), especially when used for decoration $\rightarrow$ compare GREENS
**,green-eyed 'monster** *n* [the] *lit* or *humor* jealousy
**'green·field site** /'gri:nfiːld ,saɪt/ *n* [C] a piece of land that has never been built on before
**,green 'fingers** *n* [P] *especially BrE* || **green thumb** *especially AmE* - natural skill in making plants grow well - **green-fingered** *adj*
**green·fly** /'gri:nflaɪ/ *n pl.* **greenfly** or **greenflies** a very small green insect which feeds on the juice from young plants: *The roses have got greenfly again.*
**green·gage** /'gri:ngeɪdʒ/ *n* a soft juicy greenish-yellow fruit; kind of PLUM
**,Green 'Giant** *trademark* a type of canned and frozen (FREEZE) food, mainly vegetables, best known for its SWEET CORN
**green·gro·cer** /'gri:n,ɡrəʊsə/ *n especially BrE* a person who owns or works in a shop (**greengrocer's**) which sells vegetables and fruit: *I bought some onions at the greengrocer’s.* $\rightarrow$ compare GROCER
**Green·ham Com·mon** /,ɡri:nəm 'kɒmən||-'kɑː-/ an AIRFORCE base in Berkshire, England. For most of the 1980s, groups of women camped around the base to protest about the US CRUISE MISSILES that were kept there, and the missiles were finally removed in 1991.
**green·horn** /'gri:nhɔːn||-hɔːrn/ *n infml* an inexperienced person, usually male, especially one who is easily cheated
**green·house** /'gri:nhaʊs/ *n pl.* **-houses** /-,haʊzɪz/ a building with a glass roof and glass sides and often some form of heating, used for growing plants which need heat, light, and freedom from winds. Many people have them in their gardens to protect young plants from the cold before planting them outside, or to store plants for the winter.
**'greenhouse ef,fect** *n* [the] the gradual slight warming of the air surrounding the Earth because heat cannot escape through its upper levels, said to be caused by POLLUTION in the air. Some people do not believe that the greenhouse effect exists, while others blame every change in the weather on it. $\rightarrow$ see also GLOBAL WARMING
**'greenhouse ,gas** *n* a gas, especially CARBON DIOXIDE or METHANE which is thought to trap heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect $\rightarrow$ see picture at GREENHOUSE EFFECT
**green·ing** /'gri:nɪŋ/ *n* the greening of sb/sth when a person or organization starts to think and know more about environmental problems
**green·ish** /'gri:nɪʃ/ *adj* slightly green
**'Green ,Jackets, the [P]** $\rightarrow$ see ROYAL GREEN JACKETS
**Green·land** /'gri:nlənd, -lænd/ a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean, near northeast Canada. Population: 56,385 (2003). Capital: Nuuk. Nearly all of Greenland is covered by ice, and it belongs to Denmark but has its own government.
**,green 'light** *n* [the] permission, especially official permission, to begin an action: *We're ready to rebuild our house; we're just waiting for the green light from the Council.* $\rightarrow$ compare RED LIGHT
**green·light** /'gri:nlaɪt/ *v* **greenlighted** [T] *AmE slang* to give the authority to happen, especially for something that needs a lot of money: *Will Congress greenlight the new aid program?* | *Only the studio heads can greenlight new movies.*
**green·mail** /'gri:nmeɪl/ *n* [U] *AmE* money that a company uses to buy back shares from someone who has attempted a TAKEOVER - **greenmail** *v* [T] *Acme Appliances is greenmailing the Harris Group to regain control of the company.*
**,green 'onion** *n AmE* for SPRING ONION
**,green 'paper** *n* a small book put out by the British government containing suggestions to be talked about which may later be used in making new laws $\rightarrow$ compare WHITE PAPER, BILL$^1$
**'Green ,Party, the** a political party whose main aim is to preserve the environment. There are Green Parties in most countries of Western Europe, and their members are often informally called Greens. The British Green Party does not have any Members of Parliament, but in some countries, especially Germany, the Green Party has quite a lot of political power.
**Green·peace** /'gri:npi:s/ an international organization whose members work actively to protect the environment from damage caused by industrial processes or military activities. It is known especially for using its own boats to try to prevent governments from testing NUCLEAR WEAPONS, to prevent companies from pouring poisonous chemicals into the sea, and to try to save WHALES and other sea animals from being killed. $\rightarrow$ see also RAINBOW WARRIOR