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GREY

(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj.)

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There are 24 meanings of the word Grey.

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Grey - as a noun

Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

Example: "The confederate army was a vast grey"

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gray
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
organisationorganization
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United states writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

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zane grey

Queen of england for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by mary tudor and beheaded for treason (1536-1554)

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lady jane grey

Clothing that is a grey color

Example: "He was dressed in grey"

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gray

Englishman who as prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the british empire (1764-1845)

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charles greysecond earl grey

Horse of a light gray or whitish color

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gray

Grey - 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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graygrayishgreyish

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Example: "Whose beard with age is hoar"

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graygray-hairedgray-headedgrey-hairedgrey-headedgrizzlyhoarywhite-haired

Used to signify the confederate forces in the american civil war (who wore grey uniforms)

Example: "A stalwart grey figure"

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gray

Intermediate in character or position

Example: "A grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

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gray

Grey - as a verb

Make grey

Example: "The painter decided to grey the sky"

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gray

Turn grey

Example: "Her hair began to grey"

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gray

Grey - as an adjective

Having a color.

Example: "Wash colored items separately from whites and darks to prevent the colors from bleeding."

Having a particular color or kind of color.

Example: "The room was red, with a dark-colored rug."

Having prominent colors; colorful.

Example: "The singer wore a colored shirt."

Influenced pervasively but subtly.

Example: "My opinions are colored by my upbringing."

Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.

Of neither black nor white skin color.

Example: "Most of the colored community speaks afrikaans, whereas languages like xhosa or venda are typically spoken by blacks and english is spoken mostly by whites."

Designated for use by colored people (in either the us or south african sense).

Example: "A colored drinking fountain"

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 grey dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly"

Example Sentences

"She wore a grey sweater."
"The sky turned grey as the storm approached."
"The old man had grey hair and a long beard."
"The building was painted in various shades of grey."
"His grey eyes were full of sadness."
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Word Game Points

Is GREY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, grey is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

GREY has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.

Is GREY a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, grey is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
GREY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.

Is GREY a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, grey is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
GREY has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.

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