Definitions for grey

Definitions for (noun) grey

Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: horse of a light gray or whitish color


Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: clothing that is a grey color

Usage: he was dressed in grey


Main entry: gray, grayness, grey, greyness

Definition: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black


Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

Usage: the Confederate army was a vast grey


Main entry: Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey

Definition: Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)


Main entry: Grey, Lady Jane Grey

Definition: Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)


Main entry: Zane Grey, Grey

Definition: United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)


Definitions for (verb) grey

Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: turn grey

Usage: Her hair began to grey


Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: make grey

Usage: The painter decided to grey the sky


Definitions for (adj) grey

Main entry: gray, grayish, grey, greyish

Definition: of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

Usage: the little grey cells; gray flannel suit; a man with greyish hair


Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: intermediate in character or position

Usage: a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal


Main entry: gray, grey

Definition: used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

Usage: a stalwart grey figure


Main entry: white-haired, hoar, hoary, gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly

Definition: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Usage: whose beard with age is hoar-Coleridge; nodded his hoary head


Visual thesaurus for grey