grey
grey
Definition
grey (grā)
adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
Chiefly Brit. gray
Grey
Definition
Grey (grā)
Grey, Charles 2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34)
Grey, Lady Jane Lady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded
- grā
Grey, Zane (zān) 1875-1939; U.S. novelist
grey
Synonyms
grey
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- mottle: Blade clashed against blade, bright flame met by mottled gray whilst all around them the struggle continue to rage.
- paint: The walls are painted battleship gray, matching the pockmarked concrete floor.
- appear: Please note that any items which appear gray are currently not available.
Adjective modifier
- Scots: Educated at Stowe, he held a National Service commission in the Scots Grays.
- silvery: Colors range from dark brown to dark silvery gray with large, opalescent eyes.
- pale: Exterior surface: pale brown; interior surface pale gray brown; core: gray.
- dark: Males tend to be dark gray or brown with a few pale patches.
- metallic: FLiX 08-04-2005, 17:19 Its a metallic gray - looks very sweet - will try and get some pics up soon.
- ashen: The adrenaline slowly worked its way back to our cheeks and the ashen gray returned to a bright pink.
Modifies a noun
- squirrel: A gray squirrel is busy digging in the lawn near the feeder.
- seal: Around 38,000 gray seals are born on land at breeding colonies in the UK each November.
- partridge: Known sites for gray partridge increased from 137 to 370 within a year.
- hair: The second man was a white male in his fifties with gray hair.
- sky: Friday dawns with a low gray sky that threatens rain.
- wagtail: Dippers and gray wagtails can often be seen near the weir.
Noun used with modifier
- charcoal: Wear with charcoal gray suit for aura of maximum authority. · Lilac: It makes you stand out from the crowd.
- dapple: A pretty dapple gray, he is a firm favorite at the Sanctuary despite his twisted face.
- battleship: The walls are painted battleship gray, matching the pockmarked concrete floor.
- slate: The adults are about 15mm long, and slate gray in color.
- silver: Neutral jackets, skirts and trousers in understated tones of silver gray, beige and deep mocha are effortlessly stylish.
Browse dictionary entries near grey
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- Greta
- gressorial
- Gresham's law
- Grenoble
- Grenfell
- greyhound
- greylag
- gri-gri
- gribble
- grid
- grid bias
- grid current
- gridder
- griddle
- griddlecake
