grey
adjective
1. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
- the little grey cells
- a man with greyish hair
Similar word(s): achromatic, neutral, gray, grayish, greyish
2. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Similar word(s): old, gray, grizzly, hoar, hoary
3. used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- a stalwart grey figure
Similar word(s): southern, gray
4. intermediate in character or position
- a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal
Similar word(s): intermediate, gray
noun
1. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
- the Confederate army was a vast grey
Similar word(s): gray
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
2. a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Similar word(s): gray, grayness, greyness
Definition categories: attribute
3. clothing that is a grey color
- he was dressed in grey
Similar word(s): gray
Definition categories: man–made, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
4. horse of a light gray or whitish color
Similar word(s): gray
verb
1. make grey
- The painter decided to grey the sky
Similar word(s): gray
Definition categories: change, color, colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize
2. turn grey
- Her hair began to grey
Similar word(s): gray
Definition categories: change, color, colour, discolor, discolour
Sentences with grey as a verb:
- My hair is beginning to grey.