gray
adjective
1. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- gray flannel suit
Similar word(s): achromatic, neutral, grayish, grey, greyish
2. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Similar word(s): old, grey, grizzly, hoar, hoary
3. used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
Similar word(s): southern, grey
4. intermediate in character or position
Similar word(s): intermediate, grey
Sentences with gray as an adjective:
- the gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly
noun
1. a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Similar word(s): grayness, grey, greyness
Definition categories: attribute
2. clothing that is a grey color
Similar word(s): grey
Definition categories: man–made, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
3. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
Similar word(s): grey
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
4. horse of a light gray or whitish color
Similar word(s): grey
Definition categories: animal, mount
5. 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
Definition categories: quantity
verb
1. make grey
Similar word(s): grey
Definition categories: change, color, colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize
2. turn grey
Similar word(s): grey
Definition categories: change, color, colour, discolor, discolour
Sentences with gray as a verb:
- My hair is beginning to gray.
- the graying of America