Noun
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horse of a light gray or whitish color
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clothing that is a grey color
"he was dressed in grey"
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
"the Confederate army was a vast grey"
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Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
- charles grey - second earl grey -
Queen of England for nine days in 1553
she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
- lady jane grey -
United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
- zane grey
Verb
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turn grey
"Her hair began to grey"
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make grey
"The painter decided to grey the sky"
Adjective
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intermediate in character or position
"a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
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used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
"a stalwart grey figure"
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showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
"nodded his hoary head"
- grey haired - gray haired - grey headed - gray headed - white haired -
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"