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gray
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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adjective
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
“the little grey cells”
adjective
intermediate in character or position
“a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal”
adjective
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
“a stalwart grey figure”
adjective
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
“{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}”
noun
horse of a light gray or whitish color
noun
clothing that is a grey color
“he was dressed in grey”
noun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
noun
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
“the Confederate army was a vast 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
“Her hair began to grey”
verb
make grey
“The painter decided to grey the sky”
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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
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