NOUN | person | Grey, Zane Grey | United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) |
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person | Grey, Lady Jane Grey | Queen of England for nine days in 1553 | |
person | Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey | Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) | |
group | grey, gray | any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey | |
attribute | grey, gray, grayness, greyness | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black | |
artifact | grey, gray | clothing that is a grey color | |
animal | grey, gray | horse of a light gray or whitish color | |
VERB | change | grey, gray | make grey |
change | grey, gray | turn grey | |
ADJECTIVE | all | grey, gray, greyish, grayish | of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black |
all | grey, gray, 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 | grey, gray | used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) | |
all | grey, gray | intermediate in character or position |
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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Synonyms | gray, greyish, grayish | |
Broader | achromatic, neutral | Having no hue |
Spanish | agrisado, gris, grisáceo, grisoso | |
Catalan | gris, grisenc, grisós | |
Nouns | greyness | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
Adverbs | greyly | having a grey appearance |
Meaning | showing characteristics / characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair. | |
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Synonyms | gray, 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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Example | "a stalwart grey figure" | |
Synonym | gray | |
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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Example | "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" | |
Synonym | gray | |
Broader | intermediate | lying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state |
Spanish | gris | |
Catalan | gris |
Meaning | United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939). | |
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Synonym | Zane Grey | |
Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
Spanish | Zane Grey | |
Catalan | Grey, Zane Grey |
Meaning | Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554). | |
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Synonym | Lady Jane Grey | |
Instance of | Queen of England | The sovereign ruler of England |
Member of | Tudor, House of Tudor | An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor |
Spanish | Lady Jane Grey | |
Catalan | Lady Jane Grey |
Meaning | Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845). | |
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Synonyms | Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey | |
Instance of | statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
Spanish | Charles Grey | |
Catalan | Charles Grey |
Meaning | Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey. | |
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Example | "the Confederate army was a vast grey" | |
Synonym | gray | |
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 | A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black. | |
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Synonyms | gray, grayness, 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 | |
Verbs | grey | turn grey |
grey | make grey |
Meaning | clothing that is a grey color. | |
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Example | "he was dressed in grey" | |
Synonym | gray | |
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 | Horse of a light gray or whitish color. | |
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Synonym | gray | |
Broader | saddle horse, riding horse, mount | A lightweight horse kept for riding only |
Meaning | make grey. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The painter decided to grey the sky" | |
Synonym | gray | |
Broader | color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in | add color to |
Spanish | agrisar, engrisecer, hacer gris | |
Nouns | grey | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
Meaning | Turn grey. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Her hair began to grey" | |
Synonym | gray | |
Broader | discolor, discolour, colour, color | change color, often in an undesired manner |
Spanish | encanecer, grisear | |
Catalan | encanudir, grisejar | |
Nouns | grey | a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black / black |
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