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Definition of Gray
1. Adjective. Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black. "A man with greyish hair"
Similar to: Achromatic, Neutral
Derivative terms: Grayness, Greyness
2. Verb. Make grey. "The painter decided to grey the sky"
Generic synonyms: Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize
Derivative terms: Grey
3. Noun. A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black.
Generic synonyms: Achromatic Color, Achromatic Colour
Specialized synonyms: Ash Gray, Ash Grey, Silver, Silver Gray, Silver Grey, Charcoal, Charcoal Gray, Charcoal Grey, Oxford Gray, Oxford Grey, Dapple-gray, Dapple-grey, Dappled-gray, Dappled-grey, Iron-gray, Iron-grey, Tattletale Gray, Tattletale Grey, Davy's Gray, Davy's Grey, Iron Blue, Steel Gray, Steel Grey
Derivative terms: Grey, Grey, Grey
4. Adjective. Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair. "Nodded his hoary head"
Similar to: Old
Derivative terms: Grizzle, Hoariness, Hoariness
5. Verb. Turn grey. "Her hair began to grey"
6. Noun. Clothing that is a grey color. "He was dressed in grey"
Generic synonyms: Article Of Clothing, Clothing, Habiliment, Vesture, Wear, Wearable
7. Adjective. Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms). "A stalwart grey figure"
8. Noun. Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey. "The Confederate army was a vast grey"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Army Of The Confederacy, Confederate Army
9. Adjective. Intermediate in character or position. "A grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
10. Noun. Horse of a light gray or whitish color.
11. Noun. 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.
12. Noun. English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965).
13. Noun. English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771).
14. Noun. American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806).
15. Noun. United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888).
Definition of Gray
1. a. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
2. n. A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.
Definition of Gray
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English dot=); originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair. ¹
2. Adjective. (Chiefly American English) grey ¹
3. Noun. (Chiefly American English) grey; an achromatic colour ¹
4. Noun. (two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, ''The Australian Language'', second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.) ¹
5. Noun. (context: ufology) an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head. ¹
6. Verb. (American English) To become gray or cause to become gray. ¹
7. Noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: ''Gy'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gray
1. of a color between white and black [adj GRAYER, GRAYEST] / to make gray [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: gray
Medical Definition of Gray
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