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- [green]
- /grin/
- /ɡriːn/
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- [green]
- /grin/
Definitions of greens word
- adjective greens of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves. 1
- adjective greens covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields. 1
- adjective greens characterized by the presence of verdure. 1
- adjective greens made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad. 1
- adjective greens not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green. 1
- adjective greens unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber. 1
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Origin of greens
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English grēne; cognate with German grün; akin to grow
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Parts of speech for Greens
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
greens popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
greens usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for greens
noun greens
- greenery — green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
- foliage — the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
- vegetation — all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
- leaves — permission to do something: to beg leave to go elsewhere.
Antonyms for greens
Top questions with greens
- how to cook collard greens?
- how to make collard greens?
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