Dictionary definition · Grey
noun
- United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey"the Confederate army was a vast grey"
- Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
- clothing that is a grey color"he was dressed in grey"
verb
- make grey"The painter decided to grey the sky"
- turn grey"Her hair began to grey"
adjective
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black"the little grey cells"
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair"whose beard with age is hoar"
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)"a stalwart grey figure"
- intermediate in character or position"a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).