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”
grizzly, grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus horribilis, Ursus arctos horribilis
(noun) powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)
Grey-haired, greyish.
Misspelling of grisly.
Not to be confused with grisly or gristly.
• (grey-haired): grizzled, grisly (misspelling), hoary; see also elderly
grizzly (plural grizzlies)
A grizzly bear.
(US, dialect) In hydraulic mining, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.
grizzly (comparative grizzlier, superlative grizzliest)
Crying or whingeing in a bad-tempered or irritable way.
Source: Wiktionary
Griz"zly, a.
Definition: Somewhat gray; grizzled. Old squirrels that turn grizzly. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.
Griz"zly, n.; pl. Grizzlies (.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.
2. pl.
Definition: In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.] Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
