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fe &: Serve with a green salad. ^ ± A (Hj H\f ji Id— ift A.

greens-keep-er /‘gri:nzki:pa(r)/ noun (NAmE) = green- keeper

green-stick frac-ture /'griinstik fraektja(r)/ noun {medical HE). a bone fracture, usually in a child, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent        ( ^JaLAJLH, #B#S3l8i, ffiA

greensward /'gri:nswo:d; NAmE -swo:rd/ noun [u] {literary) a piece of ground covered with grass ^ if;

.green 'tea noun [U] a pale tea made from leaves that have been dried but not fermented .green 'thumb noun {NAmE) = green fingers .green 'vegetable noun [C, usually pi.] {BrE also greens) [pi ] a vegetable with dark green leaves, for example CABBAGE Or SPINACH MM

the .green 'welly brigade noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.) {BrE, humorous, disapproving) rich people who live in or like to visit the countryside    —M ( la

T Mit 5 A ) EI-IPTl'fl From the green Wellington boots that they often wear. Wj £

Green-wich Mean Time /.gremtX 'mi:n taim; -md3/ o GMT

greet /gri:t/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (with sth) to say hello to sb or to welcome them fq ( ^ A )  ) ; #

iffi ; S : He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived.       W&o o She greeted us with

a smile,   |b],f] ftfg Bf 0 — see also meet-

and-greet 2 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with/as sth) to react to sb/sth in a particular way (       M - -

ff tH &&: The changes were greeted with suspicion. & o The team’s win was greeted as a major triumph.       'MtAWJ&fJo

0 Loud cheers greeted the news. iA ,®v M ^ $!{ fK # <,

3 [usually passive] (of sights, sounds or smells jprii., ^^5|c) to be the first thing that you see, hear or smell at a particular time g&A-- $jBS?t?; #A--(ft4A (

A ). : When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion, ifejf ft H, —

greet-er /'gri:t0(r)/ noun {especially NAmE) a person whose job is to meet and welcome people in a public place such as a restaurant or shop/store (

#&itt) rm,

greeting /'griitirj/ noun 1 [C, U] something that you say or do to greet sb      fgPf; WtM: She waved a

friendly greeting.   lMa 0 They exchanged

greetings and sat down to lunch. IMl ffl 5 SAtc ill ^ T o o He raised his hand in greeting.

2 greetings [pi.] a message of good wishes for sb’s health, happiness, etc. |rJ       ; & M ; fS. M :

Christmas/birthday, etc. greetings       A 0 ^#ti5] o

My mother sends her greetings to you all. flc# A ift jftjf] AitlWo EMI see season n 'greetings card {BrE) {NAmE 'greeting card) noun a card with a picture on the front and a message inside that you send to sb on a particular occasion such as their birthday A

gre gari ous /gri'gearias; NAmE -'ger-/ adj. 1 liking to be with other people M ^ (ft ; (ft HT1 sociable 2 {biology A.) (of animals or birds -§,#) living in groups f#fg[(ft ► gre-gari-ous-ly adv. gre gari ous ness noun [U] Gre gor ian calendar /gri.goirian 'kaelinda(r)/ noun [sing.] the system used since 1582 in Western countries of arranging the months in the year and the days in the months and of counting the years from the birth of Christ ( £ 1582 ^lAAM^S

(ftJAA ) — compare Julian calendar Gre.gorian 'chant noun [U, c] a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages M %ij

grem lin /'gremlin/ noun an imaginary creature that people blame when a machine suddenly stops working

() Mm

gren ade /gra'neid/ noun a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a gun til#; A tit#; ft tf # — see also hand grenade grena-dier /.grena'dia(r); NAmE -‘dir/ noun a soldier in the part of the British army known as the Grenadiers or Grenadier Guards ASj&IE^AlIItftA;^ grena dine /'grenadiin/ noun [U] a sweet red liquid that is made from pomegranates (= a tropical fruit with many seeds). It is drunk mixed with water or alcoholic drinks. ^t§fvttA*4 (         («*!&« ) '

Gretna Green /.gretna 'gri:n/ noun a village in Scotland near the border with England, famous in the past as a place where English couples used to go to get married when they were not allowed to get married in England

it, 0iM£ ) grew pt of grow

grey 0"w {especially BrE) {NAmE usually gray) /grei/ adj., noun, verb

m adj. 1 having the colour of smoke or ashes Afelft; A&W; A6fe#J: grey eyes/hair A&&)UKB#; A6W AA o wisps of grey smoke —         0 a grey

suit —       2 [not usually before noun] having grey

hairAA?£&; AA^cS: He’s gone very grey. ffeBii A 3 (of a person’s skin colour       pale and

dull, because they are ill/sick, tired or sad        4 (of

the sky or weather TEQ&TiH) dull; full of clouds #Bh ; 0 fii : grey skies ff Ba A ^ o I hate these grey days. iR ii 1^ M Zft (ft A H o 5 without interest or variety; making you feel sad ft 5L ^ (ft; tt HP (ft;

(ft: Life seems grey and pointless without him.

6 {disapproving) not interesting or attractive A & ^ (ft;         A (ft: The company

was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same. A A^J^Ao 7 [only before noun] connected with old people A (ft : the grey vote    0 grey power          A

► grey-ness {especially BrE) {NAmE usually gray-ness) noun [U, sing.]

■                  noun 1 [U, C] the colour of smoke or ashes fkfb ; MM

; Icftfe: the dull grey of the sky Bf M (ft A $ o dressed in grey   2 [C] a grey or white horse

Jc£>; 64: She’s riding the grey.    -E5&40

■                  verb [V] (of hair A A) to become grey 'MM 6; MfE 6:

His hair was greying at the sides. {lfeEftMKiA/$i#r#I&o o a tall woman with greying hair AA$t6         A

.grey 'area {especially BrE) {NAmE usually .gray 'area) noun an area of a subject or situation that is not clear or does not fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with  Ai'bHXM ( If

Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.

grey-beard (BrE) {NAmE gray-beard) /'greibiad; NAmE -bird/ noun {BrE, informal) an old man ^ A J L; ^ M: the greybeards of the art world 2 A #    All

.grey-'haired {especially BrE) {NAmE usually ,gray- Haired) adj. with grey hair AAAS^J; AAIeS^I grey-hound /'greihaund/ noun a large thin dog with smooth hair and long thin legs, that can run very fast and is used in the sport of greyhound racing ( #

m-fc, fit-fe, €?t, #]®^A#A )

grey-ish {especially BrE) {NAmE usually gray-ish) /'grenj/ adj. fairly grey in colour ^Afefft;  : greyish

hair AS &JAA

.grey 'market {NAmE usually .gray 'market) noun [usually sing.] 1 a system in which products are imported into a country and sold without the permission of the company that produced them AtjT, 7jc^T

) 2 {BrE) old people,

when they are thought of as customers for goods (