- grey⇄adj. 1. having a colour between black and white.
Ex. Ashes, lead, and hair getting white with age are grey.
2. having grey hair.
(SYN) grizzled.
3. (Figurative.) old; ancient.
(SYN) hoary.
4. (Figurative.) dark; g - grey⇄grey, noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb.
- grey⇄noun (Especially British)1. a colour made by mixing black and white.
2. a grey pigment or dye.
3. grey cloth or clothing.
4. a grey horse.
5. grey or subdued light.
Ex. In the grey of the daybreak (Longfellow).
6 - grey⇄noun greyness.
- grey⇄v.t., v.i. to make grey; become grey.
Ex. The decrease in the blood delivered to his head causes first a ""greying"" of his vision, then total blackness (Scientific American).
Also, (especially U.S.) gray.