grey

(noun, adjective, verb)

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

Definition categories: animal, mount

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.