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Gray

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Noun

1. gray, grayness, grey, greyness

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

2. gray, grey

clothing that is a grey color

Example Sentences:
'he was dressed in grey'

3. gray, grey

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

Example Sentences:
'the Confederate army was a vast grey'

4. gray, grey

horse of a light gray or whitish color

5. gray, gy

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

6. gray, louis harold gray

English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

7. gray, thomas gray

English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

8. gray, robert gray

American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

9. asa gray, gray

United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

Verb

10. gray, grey

make grey

Example Sentences:
'The painter decided to grey the sky'

11. gray, grey

turn grey

Example Sentences:
'Her hair began to grey'

Adjective

12. gray, grayish, grey, greyish

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

Example Sentences:
'the little grey cells'
'gray flannel suit'
'a man with greyish hair'

13. gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Example Sentences:
'whose beard with age is hoar'
'nodded his hoary head'

14. gray, grey

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

Example Sentences:
'a stalwart grey figure'

15. gray, grey

intermediate in character or position

Example Sentences:
'a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gray

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adjective, noun, verb
a variant spelling (now esp US) of grey
noun
the derived SI unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose or kerma equivalent to an absorption per unit mass of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 gray is equivalent to 100 rads
. Symbol: Gy
noun
1. 
Simon (James Holiday). 1936–2008, British writer: his plays include Butley (1971), The Common Pursuit (1988), Life Support (1997), and Japes (2001)
2. 
Thomas. 1716–71, English poet, best known for his Elegy written in a Country Churchyard (1751)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gray

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1. 
Asa1810-88; U.S. botanist
2. 
Thomas1716-71; Eng. poet
adjective
1. 
of a color that is a mixture or blend of black and white
2. 
a. 
darkish; dull
b. 
dreary; dismal
3. 
a. 
having hair that is gray
b. 
old, or old and respected
4. 
wearing gray garments or uniforms
5. 
designating a vague, intermediate area, as between morality and immorality
noun
6. 
an achromatic color made by mixing or blending black and white
see also color
7. 
an animal or thing colored gray; esp., a gray horse
8. 
gray or unbleached fabric or clothing
9.  [often G-]
a. 
a person or group wearing a gray uniform
b. 
a Confederate soldier
verb transitive, verb intransitive
10. 
to make or become gray
noun
the basic unit of an absorbed dose of radiation in the SI system, equal to the absorption of one joule of energy per kilogram of material (100 rads)
abbrev. Gy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gray

see synonyms of gray
adj. gray·er, gray·est also grey·er or grey·est
1. Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
2.
a. Dull or dark: a gray, rainy afternoon.
b. Lacking in cheer; gloomy: a gray mood.
3.
a. Having gray hair; hoary.
b. Old or venerable.
4. Intermediate in character or position, as with regard to a subjective matter: the gray area between their differing opinions on the film's morality.
n.
1. An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.
2. An object or animal of the color gray.
3. often Gray
a. A member of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
b. The Confederate Army.
v. grayed, gray·ing, grays also greyed or grey·ing or greys
v.tr.
To make gray.
v.intr.
1. To become gray.
2.
a. To become old; age.
b. To include a large or increasing proportion of older people: "Federal food programs can't keep up with the nation's rapidly graying population" (Michael J. McCarthy).
n. Abbr. Gy
The SI unit for the energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to one joule per kilogram.
British poet considered a forerunner of English romanticism. His most famous work is "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" (1751).
American trader and sea captain who twice circumnavigated the globe (1787-1790 and 1790-1793), and explored the mouth of the previously uncharted Columbia River (1792).
American botanist who greatly enlarged and improved the description of North American flora and was the chief American advocate of Charles Darwin's theories.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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