Grey - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
- Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey (syn: gray)
- clothing that is a grey color (syn: gray)
verb
adjective
a man with greyish hair
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) (syn: gray)
Extra examples
Those were grey years.
The identity of these grey men of politics should be revealed.
His face went grey with shock.
A couple of boys, wearing sports coats, greys, and white shirts.
The first grey of dawn is the favourite time of attack.
The whole scene is under the thumbs of the greys.
Paul was greying a little at the temples.
Time may have greyed their hair.
As we boarded the ferry to go up the river, the clouds began to grey.
She was a tall thin woman who had gone grey early.
As he listened, his face went grey with shock.
Do you have these skirts in grey?
Jim was greying a little at the temples.
The painter decided to grey the sky
Her hair began to grey
Word forms
I/you/we/they: grey
he/she/it: greys
present participle: greying
past tense: greyed
past participle: greyed
singular: grey
plural: greys
comparative: greyer
superlative: greyest
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