word-vault/dist/data/cards/gr/green.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "green",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having the colour of grass or the leaves of most plants and trees",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "green grass/leaves/vegetables"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his piercing **green eyes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wait for the light to turn green *(= on traffic lights)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an olive green carpet"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the lush green grass"
                },
                {
                    "text": "wearing an emerald green dress"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cool", "apple", "aqua"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "covered with grass or other plants",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "green fields/pastures/hills"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's just two minutes' walk to the nearest public **green space**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the rains, the land was green with new growth."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not yet ready to eat",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "green tomatoes"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "connected with the protection of the environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political principle",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**green energy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "green politics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to adopt a greener lifestyle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Green Party"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics", "The environment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "young and without experience",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The new trainees are still very green."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "being a pale colour, as if the person is going to vomit",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think they could be happier in a different place or situation",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very jealous (= angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has )",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡriːn/",
                "audio": "gr/green/green__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡriːn/",
                "audio": "gr/green/green__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow."
}