The difference between Green and New

When used as nouns, green means the colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll, whereas new means things that are new.

When used as verbs, green means to make (something) green, to turn (something) green, whereas new means to make new.

When used as adjectives, green means having green as its color, whereas new means recently made, or created.

New is also adverb with the meaning: newly (especially in composition).

check bellow for the other definitions of Green and New

  1. Green as an adjective:

    Having green as its color.

    Examples:

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  2. Green as an adjective (figurative, of people):

    Sickly, unwell.

    Examples:

    "Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?"

  3. Green as an adjective:

    Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.

  4. Green as an adjective (figurative, of people):

    Inexperienced.

    Examples:

    "John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week."

  5. Green as an adjective (figurative, of people):

    Naïve or unaware of obvious facts.

  6. Green as an adjective (figurative, of people):

    Overcome with envy.

    Examples:

    "He was green with envy."

  7. Green as an adjective (figurative):

    Environmentally friendly.

  8. Green as an adjective (cricket):

    Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.

  9. Green as an adjective (dated):

    Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.

  10. Green as an adjective (dated):

    Not fully roasted; half raw.

  11. Green as an adjective:

    Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.

    Examples:

    "That timber is still too green to be used."

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  12. Green as an adjective (wine):

    High or too high in acidity.

  13. Green as an adjective:

    Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent.

    Examples:

    "a green manhood; a green wound"

  14. Green as an adjective (Philippines):

    Having a sexual connotation.

  15. Green as an adjective (particle physics):

    Having a color charge of green.

  1. Green as a noun:

    The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.

    Examples:

    "color pane008000"

  2. Green as a noun (politics, sometimes capitalised):

    A member of a green party; an environmentalist.

  3. Green as a noun (golf):

    A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.

  4. Green as a noun (bowls):

    The surface upon which bowls is played.

  5. Green as a noun (snooker):

    One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.

  6. Green as a noun (British):

    a public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.

  7. Green as a noun:

    A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.

  8. Green as a noun (mostly, in plural):

    Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.

  9. Green as a noun:

    Any substance or pigment of a green colour.

  10. Green as a noun (British, slang, uncountable):

    marijuana.

  11. Green as a noun (US, slang, uncountable):

    Money.

  12. Green as a noun (particle physics):

    One of the three color charges for quarks.

  1. Green as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.

  2. Green as a verb:

    To become or grow green in colour.

    Examples:

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  3. Green as a verb (transitive):

    To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).

  4. Green as a verb (intransitive):

    To become environmentally aware.

  5. Green as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) environmentally friendly.

  1. New as an adjective:

    Recently made, or created.

    Examples:

    "This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album."

  2. New as an adjective:

    Additional; recently discovered.

    Examples:

    "We turned up some new evidence from the old files."

  3. New as an adjective:

    Current or later, as opposed to former.

    Examples:

    "My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then."

  4. New as an adjective:

    Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

    Examples:

    "'New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street."

  5. New as an adjective:

    In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

    Examples:

    "Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?"

  6. New as an adjective:

    Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

    Examples:

    "That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes."

  7. New as an adjective:

    Newborn.

    Examples:

    "My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild."

  8. New as an adjective:

    Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

    Examples:

    "I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new ''King Lear'' at the theatre?"

  9. New as an adjective:

    Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

    Examples:

    "The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people."

  10. New as an adjective:

    Recently arrived or appeared.

    Examples:

    "Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school."

  11. New as an adjective:

    Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    Examples:

    "Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business."

  12. New as an adjective (of a period of time):

    Next; about to begin or recently begun.

    Examples:

    "We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade."

  1. New as an adverb:

    Newly (especially in composition).

    Examples:

    "new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown"

  2. New as an adverb:

    As new; from scratch.

    Examples:

    "They are scraping the site clean to build new."

  1. New as a noun:

    Things that are new.

    Examples:

    "Out with the old, in with the new."

  2. New as a noun (Australia):

    A kind of light beer.

  3. New as a noun:

    See also news.

  1. New as a verb (obsolete):

    To make new; to recreate; to renew.

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