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Meaning of "green fingers" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN FINGERS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN FINGERS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Green fingers is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREEN FINGERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of green fingers in the English dictionary

The definition of green fingers in the dictionary is considerable talent or ability to grow plants US and Canadian equivalent: green thumb.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEN FINGERS

green beans
green belt
Green Beret
Green Berets
green card
green channel
green corn
Green Cross Code
green currency
green dragon
Green Flag
green flash
green footprint
green gland
green glass
Green Goddess
green gram
green heron
green iguana
green keeper

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEN FINGERS

aggers
Angers
board of managers
burn one´s fingers
butterfingers
cross one´s fingers
dead fingers
dead man´s fingers
Diggers
ladies´ fingers
let slip through one´s fingers
preggers
Rodgers
Rogers
stick to someone´s fingers
taggers
Texas Rangers
the Diggers
the Tamil Tigers
youngers

Synonyms and antonyms of green fingers in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «green fingers» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEN FINGERS

Find out the translation of green fingers to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of green fingers from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «green fingers» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿手指
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dedos verdes
570 millions of speakers

English

green fingers
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरी उँगलियाँ
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأصابع الخضراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зеленые пальцы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dedos verdes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ আঙ্গুলের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doigts verts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jari hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grünen Daumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緑の指
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹색 손가락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Driji ijo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngón tay màu xanh lá cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சை விரல்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरव्या बोटांनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeşil Parmaklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pollice verde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zielone palce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зелені пальці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degete verzi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράσινα δάχτυλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groen vingers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gröna fingrar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grønne fingre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of green fingers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN FINGERS»

The term «green fingers» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN FINGERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about green fingers

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QUOTES WITH «GREEN FINGERS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word green fingers.
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Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN FINGERS»

Discover the use of green fingers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to green fingers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Green Fingers
Troubled Kate is hostile to the idea of moving to the country, suspecting that the family are only moving because of her problems at school.
Paul May, 2011
2
The Man With Green Fingers
A novel set in Cyprus in the 1990s. A striking tale of two expatriates, a man and a woman, murder, love, family, social problems and a very bizarre person.
Catherine Broughton, 2012
3
Green fingers: a play
"An off-beat and often funny account of the gay underworld in Newcastle…Wilcox's dialogue has a sharp, streetwise wit." (Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph) "In Green Fingers the protagonist is a young corporation gardener accused of ...
Michael Wilcox, 1991
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Green Fingers and Muddy Boots: A Year in the Garden for ...
Developed in association with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, Green Fingers and Muddy Boots is the perfect interactive guide for young gardeners.
Ivor Santer, 2009
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Green Fingers
Dandi Palmer. corkscrew tendrils that bandaged the slatted bench. The contents of many flowerpots were no longer recognisable. It was hardly surprising Mr Wicks sounded perturbed. Some blooms wore self-satisfied expressions, and others ...
Dandi Palmer, 2008
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Green Fingers - A Present for a Good Gardener
We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Reginald Arkell, 2011
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Tistou of the Green Fingers
Tistou, a little boy, discovers he has miraculous green fingers, and uses his gift to reform convicts, abolish slums, make the animals in the zoo happy, cure a sick girl, and stop a war.
Maurice Druon, 1958
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Green Fingers Garden
Barbie returns to feature in 5 exciting new tales as "Willow, Guardian of the Enchanted Forest", "Leah, Fairy of the Magic Meadow", "Aurora, Goddess of Cloud Kingdom", "Marina, mermaid of the Coral Kingdom" and "Princess Amelia of the ...
Barbie Story Library, 2008
9
Little Green Fingers: A Kid's Guide to Growing Things
Provides instructions for growing plants from seeds, cuttings, and bulbs; planting a windowbox; cultivating sunflowers, potatoes, tomatoes, and herbs; and making gifts from the garden.
Clare Chandler, Kay Barnham, Hazel Songhurst, 1996
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Hate on the Net: Extremist Sites, Neo-fascism On-line, ...
'My green-fingered granddad', for example, is a short story which tells the tale of a boy who has a grandfather who has green fingers. When he tells his school mates they don't believe him. They insist that people with green fingers don't exist .
Antonio Roversi, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN FINGERS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term green fingers is used in the context of the following news items.
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TV3's 'The Restaurant' swaps beauty of Lough Ree for Dublin 4
Courgettes really mark summer for me. It's about this time of year that my friends with green fingers begin to graciously offer their. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Technobubble Wrap: Peanut butter wings, Yoda and game reviews
"Your mommy, you want," I could hear the wise Yoda say in my head as he grasped a peanut butter chicken wing with his three green fingers. «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
3
Straight off the Vine: Neil Cammies
On Tuesday, however, we exercised our green fingers and tore through the garden with hedge trimmers, trowels and lawn-mowers while ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
4
Donal Skehan's... Sunday spice
Courgettes really mark summer for me. It's about this time of year that my friends with green fingers begin to graciously offer their. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Schoolchildren pledge to make a difference
Newlands Primary were busy testing out their green fingers in their school polytunnel and at Whitmuir. 2000m2 is the amount of arable ground ... «Peeblesshire News, Jul 15»
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Green shoots spring up at Floral Hall after yobs' vandal spree
GREEN FINGERS John Tucker, group co-ordinator, tends to the gardens of the floral hall in People's Park, Grimsby. Picture: Rick Byrne. «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Rugby shows off its flower power
GARDENERS of Rugby's public spaces are crossing their green fingers after judges from the England in Bloom competition were treated to a ... «Rugby Observer, Jul 15»
8
Home-Start Herefordshire gets open garden boost
The couple have passed on their green fingers to their daughter Leila Jackson, who won a silver at the Chelsea Flower Show this summer. Teri is a trustee for ... «Hereford Times, Jul 15»
9
Food that Tastes like a Place: Green Food from the Beach
They're a succulent, they grow out of the ground, they look like thin green fingers, and they're salty, too.” “They're so salty.” “Yeah, they use the ... «WCAI, Jul 15»
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Giving people their confidence back is essential to beating addiction
Beanie Cooke, the STAR's horticultural therapist, is in charge of the Trust's gardens and his green fingers have created an abundant vegetable ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»

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