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| achromatic |
consisting of black, gray, or white; colorless. [1/3 definitions] |
| altocumulus |
a cloud having rounded, fluffy edges and a white or gray color, found at medium altitudes. |
| altostratus |
a thick dense cloud that forms a uniform gray sheet that often produces precipitation, found at medium altitudes. |
| ambergris |
a gray, waxy substance from the intestines of sperm whales, used in making perfume. |
| arctic fox |
a fox of arctic regions, whose fur is blue-gray or brownish gray in summer and white or light gray in winter. |
| ash1 |
the soft gray powder that remains after something burns. |
| bayberry |
any of several types of shrubs or trees found esp. in the eastern United States that bear a waxy, gray fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| beech |
a tree that has smooth, gray bark and nuts that people can eat. |
| beige |
the color that comes from mixing tan and gray paint. |
| beryllium |
a hard, light, gray substance that is one of the chemical elements. Beryllium is sometimes combined with other elements to form an alloy. It is also used in building rockets. (symbol: Be) |
| black-and-white |
of a movie or photograph, using the colors black, white, and gray only. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue fox |
the arctic fox during its summer bluish gray phase, or a mutant of the arctic fox that is this color throughout the year. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue point |
a variety of Siamese cat with a pale body and dark bluish gray points. |
| blue whale |
the largest whale, as much as one hundred feet long, with a bluish gray back, yellow undersides, and grooves running lengthwise on the throat and abdomen. |
| boll weevil |
a small beetle with a gray body and a long snout. It lays eggs in the seed pods of the cotton plant where they hatch and cause much damage to crops. |
| brindled |
brownish or gray with darker spots or streaks. |
| calcium carbide |
a dark gray crystalline compound used as a dehydrating agent and a source of acetylene gas and calcium cyanimide. |
| Canada goose |
a large wild goose of North America, having brownish gray feathers, a black head and neck, and a white patch under the chin and up both sides of the face. |
| catbird |
a dark gray North American songbird. One of its calls is like the sound a cat makes. |
| chickadee |
a small North American bird with a gray body and black head and throat. |
| chinchilla |
the soft, silvery gray fur of this animal. [1/4 definitions] |
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