Search Result:Grey


KK Pronunciation

〔 gre 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ɡrei 〕


Overview of noun grey

The noun grey has 7 senses


  • Grey, Zane Grey -- (United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939))

  • Grey, Lady Jane Grey -- (Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554))

  • 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))

  • grey, gray -- (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey")

  • gray, grayness, grey, greyness -- (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)

  • grey, gray -- (clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey")

  • grey, gray -- (horse of a light gray or whitish color)


Overview of verb grey

The verb grey has 2 senses


  • grey, gray -- (make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky")

  • grey, gray -- (turn grey; "Her hair began to grey")


Overview of adj grey

The adj grey has 4 senses


  • grey, gray, greyish, grayish -- (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, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired -- (showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head")

  • grey, gray -- (used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure")

  • grey, gray -- (intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal")