| ADJECTIVE | all | gray, grey, greyish, grayish | of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black |
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| all | gray, grey, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired | showing characteristics / characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | |
| all | gray, grey | used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) | |
| all | gray, grey | intermediate in character or position | |
| NOUN | attribute | gray, grayness, grey, greyness | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
| artifact | gray, grey | clothing that is a grey color | |
| group | gray, grey | any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey | |
| animal | gray, grey | horse of a light gray or whitish color | |
| quantity | gray, Gy | the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation | |
| person | Gray, Louis Harold Gray | English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965) | |
| person | Gray, Thomas Gray | English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) | |
| person | Gray, Robert Gray | American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) | |
| person | Gray, Asa Gray | United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) | |
| VERB | change | gray, grey | make grey |
| change | gray, grey | turn grey |
| Sounds | grey' | |
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| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black. | |
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| Example | "gray flannel suit" | |
| Synonyms | grey, greyish, grayish | |
| Broader | achromatic, neutral | Having no hue |
| Spanish | agrisado, gris, grisáceo, grisoso | |
| Catalan | gris, grisenc, grisós | |
| Nouns | gray, grayness | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
| Adverbs | grayly | having a grey appearance |
| Meaning | showing characteristics / characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair. | |
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| Synonyms | grey, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired | |
| Broader | old | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
| Spanish | cano, canoso, gris | |
| Catalan | canós, canut, gris | |
| Meaning | Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms). | |
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| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | southern | In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line |
| Spanish | gris | |
| Catalan | gris | |
| Meaning | Intermediate in character or position. | |
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| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | intermediate | lying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state |
| Spanish | gris | |
| Catalan | gris | |
| Meaning | A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black. | |
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| Synonyms | grayness, grey, greyness | |
| Narrower | ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray | A light shade of grey |
| charcoal, charcoal grey, charcoal gray, oxford grey, oxford gray | A very dark grey color | |
| dapple-grey, dapple-gray, dappled-grey, dappled-gray | Grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings | |
| iron-grey, iron-gray | The color of freshly broken cast iron | |
| iron blue, steel grey, steel gray, Davy's grey, Davy's gray | slightly purplish or bluish dark grey | |
| tattletale grey, tattletale gray | A greyish white | |
| Broader | achromatic color, achromatic colour | A color lacking hue |
| Spanish | gris | |
| Catalan | gris, grisor | |
| Adjectives | gray | of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black |
| Verbs | gray | turn grey |
| gray | make grey | |
| Meaning | clothing that is a grey color. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment | A covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
| Spanish | gris | |
| Catalan | gris | |
| Meaning | Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey. | |
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| Synonym | grey | |
| Narrower | Confederate Army, Army of the Confederacy | The southern army during the American Civil War |
| Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
| Catalan | gris | |
| Meaning | Horse of a light gray or whitish color. | |
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| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | saddle horse, riding horse, mount | A lightweight horse kept for riding only |
| Meaning | The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad. | |
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| Synonym | Gy | |
| Broader | radioactivity unit | A measure of radioactivity |
| Catalan | Gy | |
| Meaning | English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Louis Harold Gray | |
| Broader | radiobiologist | A biologist who studies the effects of radiation on living organisms |
| Spanish | Louis Harold Gray | |
| Catalan | Louis Harold Gray | |
| Meaning | English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Thomas Gray | |
| Instance of | poet | A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) |
| Spanish | Thomas Gray | |
| Catalan | Thomas Gray | |
| Meaning | American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Robert Gray | |
| Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
| Meaning | United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888). | |
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| Synonym | Asa Gray | |
| Instance of | botanist, phytologist, plant scientist | A biologist specializing in the study of plants |
| Spanish | Asa Gray | |
| Catalan | Asa Gray | |
| Meaning | make grey. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in | add color to |
| Spanish | agrisar, engrisecer, hacer gris | |
| Nouns | gray | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
| Meaning | Turn grey. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | grey | |
| Broader | discolor, discolour, colour, color | change color, often in an undesired manner |
| Spanish | encanecer, grisear | |
| Catalan | encanudir, grisejar | |
| Nouns | gray | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
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