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grey

/ɡɹeɪ/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Grey means: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair.

Synonyms for grey23

noun, as in a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

gray, grayness, greyness

noun, as in Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey

noun, as in United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

Zane Grey

noun, as in Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)

Lady Jane Grey

noun, as in any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

gray

noun, as in clothing that is a grey color

gray

noun, as in horse of a light gray or whitish color

gray

verb, as in make grey

gray

verb, as in turn grey

gray

adjective, as in showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired, old

adjective, as in of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

gray, greyish, grayish, achromatic, neutral

adjective, as in used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

gray, southern

adjective, as in intermediate in character or position

gray, intermediate

also used for grey

coloured

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What does grey mean?13

adjective

1

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair“whose beard with age is hoar”

2

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black“the little grey cells”

3

used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)“a stalwart grey figure”

4

intermediate in character or position“a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal”

noun

1

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

2

Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

3

United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

4

Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)

5

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey“the Confederate army was a vast grey”

6

clothing that is a grey color“he was dressed in grey”

7

horse of a light gray or whitish color

verb

1

make grey“The painter decided to grey the sky”

2

turn grey“Her hair began to grey”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grey?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for grey, grouped by syllable

Grey in a sentence

  • The closer you get to the truth, the more shades of grey you discover.sundown
  • He may have grey hair, but he's not a pensioner yet.sundown
  • The clouds are very grey, which means it is going to rain soon.kylewii
  • Although he's young, he has a grey beard.lukaszpp
  • All theory, my friend, is grey, but green is life's glad golden tree.Adelpa
  • In the course of a few months, his grey hair had turned completely white.sundown
  • When candles are out, all cats are grey.CM
  • When she smiled, the children saw her long grey teeth.Lillith

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of grey

as a noun

plural
greys

as a verb

past tense
greyed
present participle
greying
third-person singular
greys
past participle
greyed

as a adjective

comparative
greyer
superlative
greyest