Definitions
There are 19 meanings of the word
Gray.
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Gray - as a noun
A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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graynessgreygreynessHypernyms (Closely Related)
achromatic colorachromatic colourHyponyms (Broadly Related)
English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the si unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
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louis harold grayEnglish poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
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thomas grayAny organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
Example: "The confederate army was a vast grey"
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greyHypernyms (Closely Related)
organisationorganizationHyponyms (Broadly Related)
American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the columbia river (1755-1806)
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robert grayUnited states botanist who specialized in north american flora and who was an early supporter of darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
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asa grayThe 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
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gyGray - as an adjective satellite
Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
Example: "The little grey cells"
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grayishgreygreyishShowing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Example: "Whose beard with age is hoar"
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gray-hairedgray-headedgreygrey-hairedgrey-headedgrizzlyhoarywhite-hairedUsed to signify the confederate forces in the american civil war (who wore grey uniforms)
Example: "A stalwart grey figure"
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greyIntermediate in character or position
Example: "A grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"
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greyGray - as a verb
Gray - as an adjective
Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
Dreary, gloomy.
Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
Relating to older people.
Example: "The gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly"
Example Sentences
"I bought a new gray sweater."
"The sky turned gray after the rain stopped."
"His hair is starting to show signs of gray."
"She painted the walls in a light shade of gray."
"The cat has beautiful gray fur."
Word Game Points
Is GRAY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, gray is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
GRAY has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is GRAY a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, gray is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordGRAY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.
Is GRAY a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, gray is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordGRAY has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
