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gray (grey)
- pronunciation:
- greI
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb & intransitive verb
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the color of an overcast sky; an achromatic color between black and white.
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| definition 2: |
something that is gray in color.
- similar words:
- neutral
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| definition 3: |
someone who wears the color gray or a group identified by this color.
The grays are playing the reds today. |
| related words: |
drab, overcast, understanding |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
grayer, grayest, greyer, greyest |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to the color gray.
- similar words:
- cloudy
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| definition 2: |
gloomy.
a gray day- similar words:
- drab, overcast
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| definition 3: |
having gray hair.
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| definition 4: |
indeterminate in character.
- antonyms:
- black-and-white, certain
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| related words: |
ashen, drab, dusky, neutral, somber, wan |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
grayed, graying, grays, greyed, greying, greys |
| definition: |
to make or become gray.
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| related words: |
becloud, blanch, fade, overcast |
| derivations: |
grayish (greyish) (adj.), grayly (greyly) (adv.), grayness (greyness) (n.) |
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