Definition of Grey in English :

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Grey

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Noun

1. grey, zane grey

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

2. grey, lady jane grey

Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

3. charles grey, grey, second earl grey

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

4. gray, grey

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

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

5. gray, grayness, grey, greyness

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

6. gray, grey

clothing that is a grey color

Example Sentences:
'he was dressed in grey'

7. gray, grey

horse of a light gray or whitish color

Verb

8. gray, grey

make grey

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

9. gray, grey

turn grey

Example Sentences:
'Her hair began to grey'

Adjective

10. 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'

11. 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'

12. gray, grey

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

Example Sentences:
'a stalwart grey figure'

13. 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.


Grey

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adjective
1. 
of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
2. 
greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
3. 
dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
4. 
neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
5. 
having grey hair
6. 
of or relating to people of middle age or above
grey power
7. 
ancient; venerable
8. 
(of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated
noun
9. 
any of a group of grey tones
10. 
grey cloth or clothing
dressed in grey
11. 
an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish
verb
12. 
to become or make grey
noun
1. 
Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764–1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830–34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833)
2. 
Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16)
3. 
Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79)
4. 
Lady Jane. 1537–54, queen of England (July 9–19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed
5. 
Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912)

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Grey

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1. 
Charles2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34)
2. 
Lady JaneLady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded
3. 
Zane (zeɪn ) ; zān) 1875-1939; U.S. novelist
adjective, noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
Chiefly British
gray1

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


Grey

see synonyms of grey
adj., n. & v.
Variant of gray1.
American writer of Western adventure novels, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912).
Queen of England for nine days (1553). Proclaimed queen on the death of Edward VI (July 10, 1553), she was imprisoned after her short reign, replaced by the popular Mary Tudor, later Mary I, and subsequently beheaded for treason.
British politician who as prime minister (1830-1834) implemented parliamentary and social reforms, notably the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire.

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