📖 G — The English dictionary · page 26

green — Everyday, meaning 1: Green is the colour of grass and leaves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Green means not ripe yet: «green bananas».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Green means good for nature: «green energy».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A green is a grassy area: a village green.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Greens are green vegetables.↗ Example: There are 7 red peaches and 15 green peaches.↗ · How many green apples are in the basket?↗ · How many more green peaches than red?↗ · She has 12 green marbles.↗ · The grass is green after the rain.↗ · Wait for the green man before you cross.↗ · Blue and yellow make green.↗ · Eat your greens; they are good for you.↗ · Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.↗ (Torah GEN.9.3, JPS 1917)↗ · is a green line that surrounds the whole universe, and chaos (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Void is a green line that sur- rounds the whole universe, and chaos refers to viscous stones, (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.↗ (Writings JOB.8.16, JPS 1917)↗ · For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.↗ (Writings PSA.37.2, JPS 1917)↗ · The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.↗ (Writings JOB.39.8, JPS 1917)↗

greenfly — Everyday, meaning 1: A greenfly is a tiny green insect, a kind of aphid, that sucks sap from plants and can damage them.↗ Example: The roses are covered in greenfly.↗ · Ladybirds eat greenfly.↗ · Greenfly suck the sap from plants.↗ · We sprayed the plants with soapy water to get rid of the greenfly.↗ · A single ladybird can eat dozens of greenfly a day.↗ · Ants were collecting honeydew from the greenfly.↗ · Greenfly cluster on the new shoots.↗ · The greenfly made the leaves curl up.↗

greengrocer — Everyday, meaning 1: A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A greengrocer's (or greengrocer) is the shop itself.↗ Example: Mum buys carrots at the greengrocer's on the high street.↗ · The greengrocer weighed the potatoes on his scales.↗ · A greengrocer sells bananas for 20p each — how much do 6 cost?↗ · The greengrocer's sign said «banana's», a classic greengrocer's apostrophe.↗ · Our local greengrocer has the best strawberries.↗ · In the USA, people usually buy produce at a grocery store or farmers' market.↗ · The greengrocer gave me a free apple.↗

greenhouse — Everyday, meaning 1: A greenhouse is a building made mostly of glass or clear plastic where plants are grown because it stays warm inside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The greenhouse effect is the way some gases in the air trap the sun's heat and keep the Earth warm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat; more of them makes the planet warmer.↗ Example: Grandad grows tomatoes in his greenhouse.↗ · It is warm inside the greenhouse even in spring.↗ · Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.↗ · The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth warm enough for life.↗ · Burning coal adds more greenhouse gases to the air.↗ · We built a mini greenhouse from a plastic bottle.↗ · The greenhouse windows were covered with drops of water.↗ · So they went into Death's great greenhouse, where flowers and trees grew strangely into one another.↗

greenish — Everyday, meaning 1: Greenish means a little bit green, or of a colour close to green.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Greenish can describe a face that looks pale and ill, as if about to be sick.↗ Example: The pond water looked greenish and murky.↗ · After the roller coaster, Sam's face went greenish.↗ · The old coin had a greenish crust.↗ · Mix a little yellow into blue for a greenish colour.↗ · The frog's skin was greenish brown.↗ · The bread had greenish mould on it, so we binned it.↗ · He was clothed all in green, from his head to his feet, and even his skin was of a greenish tint.↗ · And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; (Torah LEV.14.37, JPS 1917)↗

greenness — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The state of being fresh and green, as young plants are.↗ Example: Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.↗ (Writings JOB.8.12, JPS 1917)↗

greensward — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) a stretch of smooth green grass, like a lawn or meadow.↗ Example: There were lovely patches of greensward all about.↗ · The children rested on the greensward.↗ · Deer grazed on the greensward.↗

greenwood — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) a forest or wood in summer, full of green leaves.↗ Example: Away rode the prince through the greenwood.↗ · They met by the fountain in the greenwood shade.↗ · The outlaws lived deep in the greenwood.↗

greet — Everyday, meaning 1: To greet someone means to say hello or welcome them when you meet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: You can greet with words, a smile, a wave, a handshake or a hug.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To greet something can mean to react to it in a certain way: the news was greeted with cheers.↗ Example: Remember to greet your teacher when you come into the classroom.↗ · Our dog greets us at the door by wagging its tail.↗ · Grandma greeted us with a big hug.↗ · People greet each other in different ways around the world.↗ · The team was greeted with cheers when they came home.↗ · She greeted the visitor with a smile and a handshake.↗ · We sent Grandpa a birthday greeting card.↗ · It's polite to greet the shop assistant before you ask a question.↗ · We may be sure they were well greeted.↗ · And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.↗ (Prophets 1SA.17.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: 'Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; (Prophets 1SA.25.5, JPS 1917)↗

greeting — Everyday, meaning 1: A greeting is something friendly you say or do when you meet someone, like «Hello» or a wave.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Greetings are good wishes sent to someone, as in a greetings card.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Greeting is also the -ing form of «greet».↗ Example: «Good morning» is a polite greeting.↗ · She gave me a friendly greeting at the door.↗ · A wave is a greeting you can do from far away.↗ · In Japan, a bow is a common greeting.↗ · We sent Grandma a birthday greeting.↗ · The dog jumped up in greeting.↗ · The teacher was greeting each child at the door.↗ · ‘Good greeting, sonny,’ replied the man.↗ · And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge; (Prophets 1SA.17.18, JPS 1917)↗

gregorian — Everyday, meaning 1: The Gregorian calendar: the calendar most of the world uses today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, with leap years.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Gregorian chant: an old, plain style of church singing without instruments, named after Pope Gregory I.↗ Example: We use the Gregorian calendar.↗ · The Gregorian calendar has a leap year every four years.↗ · Britain changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and lost eleven days.↗ · The monks sang Gregorian chant in the abbey.↗ · Some churches still use the older Julian calendar for Christmas.↗

gremlin — Everyday, meaning 1: An imaginary, mischievous little creature blamed for things going wrong with machines.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) An unknown small fault that makes a machine or computer break down: there's a gremlin in the system.↗ Example: Dad blamed the gremlins when the computer crashed.↗ · There's a gremlin in the printer again.↗ · In the story, a green gremlin hid inside the plane.↗ · Technical gremlins delayed the school play's lights.↗ · Pilots used to joke that gremlins chewed the wires.↗ · The engineers hunted the gremlin for hours.↗

grenadine — Everyday, meaning 1: A sweet red syrup, traditionally made from pomegranate juice, used to flavour and colour drinks.↗ Example: The waiter added a splash of grenadine to my lemonade.↗ · Grenadine is a sweet red syrup.↗ · It sank to the bottom of the glass because it is heavier.↗ · A Shirley Temple is ginger ale with grenadine and a cherry.↗ · Our science demo used grenadine to show layers.↗ · Grenadine was first made from pomegranates.↗

grey — Everyday, meaning 1: Grey is a colour between black and white, like the colour of clouds before rain, ash or an elephant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Grey hair is the white or silver hair of older people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A grey day is dull and cloudy.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A grey area is something not clearly right or wrong.↗ Example: There are 4 grey cats and 3 white cats.↗ · The grey box weighs 5 kg.↗ · How many grey stones are there?↗ · She paints 2 grey walls.↗ · The sky was grey and it started to rain.↗ · Mix black and white paint to make grey.↗ · Grandpa's hair has gone grey.↗ · A grey squirrel ran up the tree.↗ · Little grey ones, little grey ones!↗

greybeard — Everyday, meaning 1: An old man, often one with a grey beard; the word can sound a little teasing or bossy.↗ (old use).↗ Example: «Hurry up, old greybeard!»↗ · The greybeard sat by the fire and told a tale.↗ · Two greybeards were playing chess in the square.↗

greyhound — Everyday, meaning 1: A greyhound is a tall, thin dog with long legs that can run very fast, used for racing and hunting and kept as a gentle pet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US) Greyhound is the name of a well-known long-distance bus company.↗ Example: A greyhound can run as fast as a car in town.↗ · Our rescue greyhound loves sleeping on the sofa.↗ · Greyhound racing is popular in Ireland and Australia.↗ · The greyhound chased a toy rabbit around the track.↗ · Greyhounds are gentle and quiet dogs.↗ · They travelled across America on a Greyhound bus.↗ · Then the son changed himself into a greyhound, and ran down the fox and killed it.↗ · The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.↗ (Writings PRO.30.31, JPS 1917)↗

greyish — Everyday, meaning 1: A little bit grey; a colour that is close to grey but not quite.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Of hair, sky, light, etc.: starting to look grey.↗ Example: The sky was greyish before the rain began.↗ · The rock in our sample was greyish with white spots.↗ · The puppy has greyish fur on its nose.↗ · Grandpa's hair is getting greyish.↗ · The pond water looked greyish and cloudy.↗ · I mixed white and black paint to get a greyish colour.↗ · Her eyes are greyish-green.↗ · Lun also means a greyish light.↗

grid — Everyday, meaning 1: A grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths) A grid is used for maps, graphs and coordinates to find a place by numbers or letters.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The grid (or national grid) is the network of wires that brings electricity to homes.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A grid is a metal frame of bars, such as over a drain.↗ Example: Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid.↗ · Count the squares on the grid to find the area.↗ · The map grid helps us find the castle.↗ · Use the grid method to multiply 23 × 4.↗ · The cabin is off the grid with no electricity.↗ · A 5 by 6 grid has how many squares?↗

griddle — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A flat metal pan or plate for baking or frying food over a fire.↗ Example: And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.↗ (Torah LEV.2.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And every meal-offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is dressed in the stewing-pan, and on the griddle, shall be the priest's that offereth it.↗ (Torah LEV.7.9, JPS 1917)↗ · On a griddle it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD.↗ (Torah LEV.6.21, JPS 1917)↗ · And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were baked on griddles.↗ (Writings 1CH.9.31, JPS 1917)↗ · for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; (Writings 1CH.23.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And take thou unto thee an iron griddle, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city; and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it.↗ (Prophets EZK.4.3, JPS 1917)↗

grief — Everyday, meaning 1: A deep, strong sadness, especially when someone or a pet dies or is lost.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: "Give someone grief" means annoy, bother or criticise them (informal).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "Good grief!" shows surprise or annoyance.↗ Example: She was full of grief when her dog died.↗ · Grief can make you feel tired and sad.↗ · Talking helps with grief.↗ · Good grief, what a mess!↗ · My brother gave me grief about my haircut.↗ · The ship came to grief on the rocks.↗ · ‘What secret grief is troubling you?↗ · I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.↗ (Writings JOB.16.5, JPS 1917)↗ · A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.↗ (Writings PRO.10.1, JPS 1917)↗ · For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.↗ (Writings LAM.3.32, JPS 1917)↗