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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grey 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grey 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  grey 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  grey 
 
  2  senses  of  grey 
 
  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  grey 
 
  grey  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  grey 
 
  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  grey 
  ash  grey 
  charcoal  grey 
  charles  grey 
  dapple-grey 
  dappled-grey 
  grey 
  grey  area 
  grey  fox 
  grey  matter 
  grey  substance 
  greybeard 
  greyhound 
  greyhound  racing 
  greyish  brown 
  greylag 
  greylag  goose 
  greyness 
  iron-grey 
  lady  jane  grey 
  oxford  grey 
  second  earl  grey 
  silver  grey 
  tattletale  grey 
  zane  grey 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grey 
 
  The  noun  grey  has  6  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Grey,  Zane  Grey  --  (United  States  writer  of  western  adventure  novels  (1875-1939)) 
  2.  Grey,  Lady  Jane  Grey  --  (Queen  of  England  for  nine  days  in  1553;  she  was  quickly  replaced  by  Mary  Tudor  and  beheaded  for  treason  (1537-1554)) 
  3.  Grey,  Charles  Grey,  Second  Earl  Grey  --  (Englishman  who  as  Prime  minister  implemented  social  reforms  including  the  abolition  of  slavery  throughout  the  British  Empire  (1764-1845)) 
  4.  gray,  grey  --  (any  organization  or  party  whose  uniforms  or  badges  are  gray;  "the  Confederate  army  was  a  vast  gray") 
  5.  gray,  grayness,  grey,  greyness  --  (a  neutral  achromatic  color  midway  between  white  and  black) 
  6.  gray,  grey  --  (gray  clothing;  "he  was  dressed  in  gray") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grey 
 
  The  verb  grey  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  grey 
 
  The  adj  grey  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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.  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.  gray,  grey  --  (used  to  signify  the  Confederate  forces  in  the  Civil  War  (who  wore  gray  uniforms);  "a  stalwart  gray  figure") 
  4.  gray,  grey  --  (intermediate  in  character  or  position;  "a  gray  area  between  clearly  legal  and  strictly  illegal") 
  5.  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  grey 
 
  5  senses  of  grey 
 
  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 
  gray,  grey 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  southern)  ->  northern 
 
  Sense  4 
  gray,  grey 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  last  intermediate)  ->  first 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intermediate,  first)  ->  last 
 
  Sense  5 
  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cloudy)  ->  clear 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  grey 
 
  5  senses  of  grey 
 
  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 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  southern  (vs.  northern) 
 
  Sense  4 
  gray,  grey 
  =>  intermediate  (vs.  first)  (vs.  last) 
 
  Sense  5 
  dull,  gray,  grey,  leaden 
  =>  cloudy  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  grey 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  grey 
 
  grey  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  grey 
  ash-grey 
  charcoal-grey 
  grey 
  grey-haired 
  grey-headed 
  greyish 
  iron-grey 
  oxford-grey 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grey 
 
  The  noun  grey  has  6  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Grey,  Zane  Grey  --  (United  States  writer  of  western  adventure  novels  (1875-1939)) 
  2.  Grey,  Lady  Jane  Grey  --  (Queen  of  England  for  nine  days  in  1553;  she  was  quickly  replaced  by  Mary  Tudor  and  beheaded  for  treason  (1537-1554)) 
  3.  Grey,  Charles  Grey,  Second  Earl  Grey  --  (Englishman  who  as  Prime  minister  implemented  social  reforms  including  the  abolition  of  slavery  throughout  the  British  Empire  (1764-1845)) 
  4.  gray,  grey  --  (any  organization  or  party  whose  uniforms  or  badges  are  gray;  "the  Confederate  army  was  a  vast  gray") 
  5.  gray,  grayness,  grey,  greyness  --  (a  neutral  achromatic  color  midway  between  white  and  black) 
  6.  gray,  grey  --  (gray  clothing;  "he  was  dressed  in  gray") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grey 
 
  The  verb  grey  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  grey 
 
  The  adj  grey  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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.  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.  gray,  grey  --  (used  to  signify  the  Confederate  forces  in  the  Civil  War  (who  wore  gray  uniforms);  "a  stalwart  gray  figure") 
  4.  gray,  grey  --  (intermediate  in  character  or  position;  "a  gray  area  between  clearly  legal  and  strictly  illegal") 
  5.  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") 



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