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gray [or] grey
- pronunciation:
- greI
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the color of the sky before it rains; the color between black and white.
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| related words: |
understanding |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
grayer, grayest, greyer, greyest |
| definition 1: |
having the color gray.
My grandfather has gray hair.- similar words:
- cloudy
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| definition 2: |
gloomy.
It was another gray day.- similar words:
- drab, overcast
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| definition 3: |
having gray hair.
My grandmother used to be blond, but now she is gray. |
| related words: |
somber, wan |
| derivations: |
grayish (greyish) (adj.), grayly (greyly) (adv.), grayness (greyness) (n.) |
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