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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gray 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gray 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gray 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gray 
 
  2  senses  of  gray 
 
  Sense  1 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  color,  colorize,  colorise,  colourise,  colourize,  colour,  color  in  colour  in 
 
  Sense  2 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gray 
 
  gray  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gray 
 
  Sense  1 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  color,  colorize,  colorise,  colourise,  colourize,  colour,  color  in  colour  in 
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  Sense  2 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  gray 
  african  gray 
  american  gray  birch 
  asa  gray 
  ash  gray 
  charcoal  gray 
  dapple-gray 
  dappled-gray 
  davy's  gray 
  dwarf  gray  willow 
  eastern  gray  squirrel 
  gray 
  gray-leaf  pine 
  gray  alder 
  gray  area 
  gray  birch 
  gray  catbird 
  gray  flounder 
  gray  fox 
  gray  friar 
  gray  goldenrod 
  gray  hen 
  gray  jay 
  gray  kingbird 
  gray  lemming 
  gray  matter 
  gray  mullet 
  gray  partridge 
  gray  polypody 
  gray  poplar 
  gray  sage 
  gray  sea  eagle 
  gray  skate 
  gray  snapper 
  gray  sole 
  gray  substance 
  gray  whale 
  gray  willow 
  gray  wolf 
  grayback 
  graybeard 
  grayhen 
  grayish  brown 
  graylag 
  grayness 
  great  gray  kangaroo 
  great  gray  owl 
  iron-gray 
  oxford  gray 
  payne's  gray 
  robert  gray 
  roughtail  stingray 
  silver  gray 
  steel  gray 
  stingray 
  tattletale  gray 
  thomas  gray 
  western  gray  squirrel 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gray 
 
  The  noun  gray  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  gray,  grayness,  grey,  greyness  --  (a  neutral  achromatic  color  midway  between  white  and  black) 
  2.  (3)  gray,  grey  --  (gray  clothing;  "he  was  dressed  in  gray") 
  3.  (1)  gray,  grey  --  (any  organization  or  party  whose  uniforms  or  badges  are  gray;  "the  Confederate  army  was  a  vast  gray") 
  4.  (1)  gray  --  (horse  of  a  light  grey  or  whitish  color) 
  5.  Gray,  Thomas  Gray  --  (English  poet  best  known  for  his  elegy  written  in  a  country  church-yard  (1716-1771)) 
  6.  Gray,  Robert  Gray  --  (American  navigator  who  twice  circumnavigated  the  globe  and  who  discovered  the  Columbia  River  (1755-1806)) 
  7.  Gray,  Asa  Gray  --  (United  States  botanist  who  specialized  in  North  American  flora  and  who  was  an  early  supporter  of  Darwin's  theories  of  evolution  (1810-1888)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gray 
 
  The  verb  gray  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gray,  grey  --  (make  gray) 
  2.  gray,  grey  --  (turn  gray;  "Her  hair  began  to  gray") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gray 
 
  The  adj  gray  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (39)  gray,  grey,  grayish,  greyish  --  (an  achromatic  color  of  any  lightness  between  the  extremes  of  black  and  white;  "gray  flannel  suit";  "hair  just  turning  gray") 
  2.  (6)  gray,  grey,  gray-haired,  grey-haired,  gray-headed,  grey-headed,  hoar,  hoary,  white-haired  --  (showing  characteristics  of  age,  especially  having  gray  or  white  hair;  "whose  beard  with  age  is  hoar"-Coleridge;  "nodded  his  hoary  head") 
  3.  (4)  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden  --  (darkened  with  overcast;  "a  dark  day";  "a  dull  sky";  "a  gray  rainy  afternoon";  "gray  clouds";  "the  sky  was  leaden  and  thick") 
  4.  (3)  gray,  grey  --  (used  to  signify  the  Confederate  forces  in  the  Civil  War  (who  wore  gray  uniforms);  "a  stalwart  gray  figure") 
  5.  gray  --  (clothed  in  gray  or  a  gray  costume;  "Gray  Ladies  are  volunteer  workers  in  the  American  Red  Cross";  "the  Gray  Friars  are  Franciscan  friars  who  traditionally  wear  gray  habits") 
  6.  gray,  grey  --  (intermediate  in  character  or  position;  "a  gray  area  between  clearly  legal  and  strictly  illegal") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gray 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  gray 
 
  Sense  1 
  gray,  grey,  grayish,  greyish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  achromatic)  ->  chromatic 
 
  Sense  2 
  gray,  grey,  gray-haired,  grey-haired,  gray-headed,  grey-headed,  hoar,  hoary,  white-haired 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  old)  ->  young,  immature 
 
  Sense  3 
  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cloudy)  ->  clear 
 
  Sense  4 
  gray,  grey 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  southern)  ->  northern 
 
  Sense  6 
  gray,  grey 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  last  intermediate)  ->  first 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intermediate,  first)  ->  last 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gray 
 
  6  senses  of  gray 
 
  Sense  1 
  gray,  grey,  grayish,  greyish 
  =>  achromatic  (vs.  chromatic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  gray,  grey,  gray-haired,  grey-haired,  gray-headed,  grey-headed,  hoar,  hoary,  white-haired 
  =>  old  (vs.  young) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden 
  =>  cloudy  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Sense  4 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  southern  (vs.  northern) 
 
  Sense  5 
  gray 
  Pertains  to  noun  gray  (Sense  2) 
  =>gray,  grey 
  =>  clothing,  clothes,  apparel,  vesture,  wearing  apparel,  wear,  article  of  clothing 
 
  Sense  6 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  intermediate  (vs.  first)  (vs.  last) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gray 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gray 
 
  gray  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gray 
  ash-gray 
  charcoal-gray 
  gray 
  gray-haired 
  gray-headed 
  grayed 
  grayish 
  iron-gray 
  oxford-gray 
  slate-gray 
  stone-gray 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gray 
 
  The  noun  gray  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  gray,  grayness,  grey,  greyness  --  (a  neutral  achromatic  color  midway  between  white  and  black) 
  2.  (3)  gray,  grey  --  (gray  clothing;  "he  was  dressed  in  gray") 
  3.  (1)  gray,  grey  --  (any  organization  or  party  whose  uniforms  or  badges  are  gray;  "the  Confederate  army  was  a  vast  gray") 
  4.  (1)  gray  --  (horse  of  a  light  grey  or  whitish  color) 
  5.  Gray,  Thomas  Gray  --  (English  poet  best  known  for  his  elegy  written  in  a  country  church-yard  (1716-1771)) 
  6.  Gray,  Robert  Gray  --  (American  navigator  who  twice  circumnavigated  the  globe  and  who  discovered  the  Columbia  River  (1755-1806)) 
  7.  Gray,  Asa  Gray  --  (United  States  botanist  who  specialized  in  North  American  flora  and  who  was  an  early  supporter  of  Darwin's  theories  of  evolution  (1810-1888)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gray 
 
  The  verb  gray  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  gray,  grey  --  (make  gray) 
  2.  gray,  grey  --  (turn  gray;  "Her  hair  began  to  gray") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gray 
 
  The  adj  gray  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (39)  gray,  grey,  grayish,  greyish  --  (an  achromatic  color  of  any  lightness  between  the  extremes  of  black  and  white;  "gray  flannel  suit";  "hair  just  turning  gray") 
  2.  (6)  gray,  grey,  gray-haired,  grey-haired,  gray-headed,  grey-headed,  hoar,  hoary,  white-haired  --  (showing  characteristics  of  age,  especially  having  gray  or  white  hair;  "whose  beard  with  age  is  hoar"-Coleridge;  "nodded  his  hoary  head") 
  3.  (4)  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden  --  (darkened  with  overcast;  "a  dark  day";  "a  dull  sky";  "a  gray  rainy  afternoon";  "gray  clouds";  "the  sky  was  leaden  and  thick") 
  4.  (3)  gray,  grey  --  (used  to  signify  the  Confederate  forces  in  the  Civil  War  (who  wore  gray  uniforms);  "a  stalwart  gray  figure") 
  5.  gray  --  (clothed  in  gray  or  a  gray  costume;  "Gray  Ladies  are  volunteer  workers  in  the  American  Red  Cross";  "the  Gray  Friars  are  Franciscan  friars  who  traditionally  wear  gray  habits") 
  6.  gray,  grey  --  (intermediate  in  character  or  position;  "a  gray  area  between  clearly  legal  and  strictly  illegal") 



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