ALL meanings of grey
grey
G g - noun grey any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black. 1
- noun grey something of this color. 1
- noun grey gray material or clothing: to dress in gray. 1
- noun grey an unbleached and undyed condition. 1
- noun grey (often initial capital letter) a member of the Confederate army in the American Civil War or the army itself. Compare blue (def 5). 1
- noun grey a horse of a gray color. 1
- noun grey a horse that appears white but is not an albino. 1
- adjective grey of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue. 1
- noun grey Lady Jane (1537–54), niece of Henry VIII; queen of England July 9–19, 1553. In 1553, to ensure a Protestant succession, John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland, forced Jane to marry his son and persuaded the dying Edward VI to name Jane as his successor. She was deposed by forces loyal to Edward's (Catholic) sister Mary and was executed the following year. 1
- adjective grey dark, dismal, or gloomy: gray skies. 1
- adjective grey dull, dreary, or monotonous. 1
- adjective grey having gray hair; gray-headed. 1
- adjective grey pertaining to old age; mature. 1
- adjective grey Informal. pertaining to, involving, or composed of older persons: gray households. 1
- adjective grey old or ancient. 1
- adjective grey indeterminate and intermediate in character: The tax audit concentrated on deductions in the gray area between purely personal and purely business expenses. 1
- noun grey (chiefly Britain, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray. 0
- verb grey (chiefly Britain, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray. 0
- adjective grey (chiefly Britain, Australia and Canada, alternative in US) Alternative form of gray. 0
- colour grey Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day. 0
- adjective grey You use grey to describe the colour of people's hair when it changes from its original colour, usually as they get old. 0
- adjective grey If the weather is grey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull. 0
- adjective grey If you describe a situation as grey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult. 0
- adjective grey If you describe someone or something as grey, you think that they are boring and unattractive, and very similar to other things or other people. 0
- adjective grey Journalists sometimes use grey to describe things concerning old people. 0
- adjective grey of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light 0
- adjective grey greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish 0
- adjective grey dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy 0
- adjective grey neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion 0
- adjective grey having grey hair 0
- adjective grey of or relating to people of middle age or above 0
- adjective grey ancient; venerable 0
- adjective grey (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated 0
- noun grey any of a group of grey tones 0
- noun grey grey cloth or clothing 0
- noun grey an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish 0
- verb grey to become or make grey 0
- noun grey 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) 0
- noun grey Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16) 0
- noun grey Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79) 0
- noun grey 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 0
- noun grey Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) 0
- noun grey Charles2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34) 0
- noun grey Lady JaneLady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded 0
- noun grey Zane (zeɪn ) ; zān) 1875-1939; U.S. novelist 0
- abbreviation GREY gray1 0