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English adjective: grey | |||
| 1. | grey of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | ||
| Samples | The little grey cells. Gray flannel suit. A man with greyish hair. | ||
| Synonyms | gray, grayish, greyish | ||
| Similar | achromatic, neutral | ||
| Antonyms | chromatic | ||
| 2. | grey showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | ||
| Samples | Whose beard with age is hoar. Nodded his hoary head. | ||
| Synonyms | gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired | ||
| Similar | old | ||
| Antonyms | young, immature | ||
| 3. | grey used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) | ||
| Samples | A stalwart grey figure. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Similar | southern | ||
| Antonyms | northern | ||
| 4. | grey intermediate in character or position | ||
| Samples | A grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Similar | intermediate | ||
| Antonyms | terminal | ||
English noun: Grey | |||
| 1. | Grey (person) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) | ||
| Synonyms | Zane Grey | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 2. | Grey (person) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) | ||
| Synonyms | Lady Jane Grey | ||
| Instance hypernym | Queen of England | ||
| Member meronym | House of Tudor, Tudor | ||
| 3. | Grey (person) Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) | ||
| Synonyms | Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey | ||
| Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||
| 4. | grey (group) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey | ||
| Samples | The Confederate army was a vast grey. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army | ||
| 5. | grey (attribute) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | ||
| Synonyms | gray, grayness, greyness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | achromatic color, achromatic colour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ash gray, ash grey, charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, dapple-gray, dapple-grey, dappled-gray, dappled-grey, Davy's gray, Davy's grey, iron blue, iron-gray, iron-grey, oxford gray, oxford grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey, steel gray, steel grey, tattletale gray, tattletale grey | ||
| 6. | grey (artifact) clothing that is a grey color | ||
| Samples | He was dressed in grey. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable | ||
| 7. | grey (animal) horse of a light gray or whitish color | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mount, riding horse, saddle horse | ||
English verb: grey | |||
| 1. | grey (change) make grey | ||
| Samples | The painter decided to grey the sky. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize | ||
| 2. | grey (change) turn grey | ||
| Samples | Her hair began to grey. | ||
| Synonyms | gray | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
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