English dictionary
gray
adjectivePronunciation
ɡɹeɪ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
adjective
- intermediate in character or position
adjective
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
adjective
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
noun
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
noun
- clothing that is a grey color
noun
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
noun
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
noun
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
verb
- turn grey
verb
- make grey
Example sentences
the little grey cells
gray flannel suit
a man with greyish hair
a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal
a stalwart grey figure
{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}
nodded his hoary head
he was dressed in grey
the Confederate army was a vast grey
Her hair began to grey
The painter decided to grey the sky