grey, gray, greyish, grayish
(adjective) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; “the little grey cells”; “gray flannel suit”; “a man with greyish hair”
grey, gray
(adjective) intermediate in character or position; “a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal”
grey, gray
(adjective) used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); “a stalwart grey figure”
grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; “whose beard with age is hoar”-Coleridge; “nodded his hoary head”
grey, gray
(noun) horse of a light gray or whitish color
grey, gray
(noun) clothing that is a grey color; “he was dressed in grey”
gray, grayness, grey, greyness
(noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
grey, gray
(noun) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; “the Confederate army was a vast grey”
Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey
(noun) Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
Grey, Lady Jane Grey
(noun) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Grey, Zane Grey
(noun) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
grey, gray
(verb) turn grey; “Her hair began to grey”
grey, gray
(verb) make grey; “The painter decided to grey the sky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grey (comparative greyer, superlative greyest) (often spelled “gray” in the US)
Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
Dreary, gloomy.
Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
Relating to older people.
grey (third-person singular simple present greys, present participle greying, simple past and past participle greyed) (often spelled "gray" in the US)
To become grey.
To cause to become grey.
(demography, slang) To turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
(transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
grey (plural greys) (often spelled "gray" in the US)
An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
(ufology) an extraterrestrial humanoid with greyish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
• -ergy, gyre
Grey
A surname, alternative spelling of Gray
the Grey River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
an English earldom.
Grey (plural Greys)
(UK, military, historical, mostly, in the plural) A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 to 1971.
• -ergy, gyre
Source: Wiktionary
Grey, a.
Definition: See Gray (the correct orthography).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
