grey

phonetic symbol: / ɡréɪ / 

grey - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ horse of a light gray or whitish color
gray

[ noun ]
■ clothing that is a grey color
e.g.)
・he was dressed in grey
gray

[ noun ]
■ a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
gray , grayness , greyness

[ noun ]
■ any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
e.g.)
・the Confederate army was a vast grey
gray

[ noun ]
■ Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
charles grey , second earl grey

[ noun ]
■ Queen of England for nine days in 1553
■ she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
lady jane grey

[ noun ]
■ United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
zane grey

[ verb ]
■ turn grey
e.g.)
・Her hair began to grey
gray

[ verb ]
■ make grey
e.g.)
・The painter decided to grey the sky
gray

[ adjective satellite ]
■ of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
e.g.)
・the little grey cells
・a man with greyish hair
gray , grayish , greyish

[ adjective satellite ]
■ intermediate in character or position
e.g.)
・a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal
gray

[ adjective satellite ]
■ used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
e.g.)
・a stalwart grey figure
gray

[ adjective satellite ]
■ showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
gray , gray-haired , gray-headed , grey-haired , grey-headed , grizzly , hoar , hoary , white-haired

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