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grey
1[ grey ]
Grey
2[ grey ]
noun
- Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Sir Edward Viscount Fallodon, 1862–1933, British statesman.
- Sir George, 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator: prime minister of New Zealand 1877–79.
- Lady Jane Lady Jane Dudley, 1537–54, descendant of Henry VII of England; executed under orders of Mary I to eliminate her as a rival for the throne.
- Zane [zeyn], 1875–1939, U.S. novelist.
grey
1/ ɡreɪ /
adjective
- of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
- greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
- dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
- neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
- having grey hair
- of or relating to people of middle age or above
grey power
- ancient; venerable
- (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated
noun
- any of a group of grey tones
- grey cloth or clothing
dressed in grey
- an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish
verb
- to become or make grey
Grey
2/ ɡreɪ /
noun
- GreyCharles, 2nd Earl Grey17641845MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764–1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830–34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833)
- GreySir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon18621933MBritishPOLITICS: statesman Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16)
- GreySir George18121898MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: colonial administrator Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79)
- GreyJane, Lady15371554FEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Lady Jane. 1537–54, queen of England (July 9–19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed
- GreyZane18751939MUSWRITING: author of Westerns Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912)
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Derived Forms
- ˈgreyly, adverb
- ˈgreyish, adjective
- ˈgreyness, noun
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Other Words From
- greyly adverb
- greyness noun
- un·greyed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grey1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Lacey Noonan's A Gronking to Remember makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Madame Bovary in terms of its literary sophistication.
Artists Under Hitler successfully manages to add some grey to the generally black-and-white conversation about Nazis and art.
The acts Grey performs on Steele are all popular among BDSM enthusiasts.
We sat in rows of grey steel fold out chairs that faced a model of the compound in Abbottabad.
Here, only the twisting grey concrete under his tires disturbed the desolate wild.
Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?
The handkerchief glimmered on the counter, more white than anything else in that grey dusk.
The Spanish men-of-war, which were always painted white, had their colour changed to dark grey like the American ships.
It seemed; it truly seemed as if the tide of blue, grey, scarlet specks was submerging the enemy's strongholds.
She turned her gaze away from the mirror, and saw Sarah's grey head inadvertently nodding, as it always nodded.
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