Grey

verb
greɪ

Adjective

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

    a stalwart grey figure

    Similar:Gray
  • intermediate in character or position

    a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal

    Similar:Gray
  • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

    Similar:GrayGray-hairedGray-headedGrey-hairedGrey-headed

Noun

  • clothing that is a grey color

    he was dressed in grey

    Similar:Gray
    Type of:ClothingWearableWear
  • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

    the Confederate army was a vast grey

    Similar:Gray
    Type of:OrganisationOrganization
  • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

    Similar:GrayGraynessGreyness
  • horse of a light gray or whitish color

    Similar:Gray
    Type of:Mount
  • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

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

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

Verb

  • make grey

    The painter decided to grey the sky

    Similar:Gray
    Type of:ColorizeColorColorise
  • turn grey

    Her hair began to grey

    Similar:Gray
    Type of:ColourDiscolorColor

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
Scrabble US
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
Words With Friends
Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
SOWPODS
North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
NASPA

Similar Words

  • Gray
  • Gray-haired
  • Gray-headed
  • Grey-haired
  • Grey-headed
  • Grizzly
  • Hoar
  • Hoary
  • White-haired
  • Grayness
  • Greyness
  • Grayish
  • Greyish
  • Old
  • Southern