graying

gray[ 'greiiŋ ]

• n.
  • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

    同义词：graynessgreygreyness

  • clothing that is a grey color

    同义词：grey

  • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

    同义词：grey

  • horse of a light gray or whitish color

    同义词：grey

  • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

    同义词：Thomas Gray

  • American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

    同义词：Robert Gray

  • United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

    同义词：Asa Gray

• v.
  • make grey

    同义词：grey

  • turn grey

    同义词：grey

• adj.
  • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

    "gray flannel suit"

    同义词：greygreyishgrayish

  • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

    同义词：greygrey-hairedgray-hairedgrey-headedgray-headedgrizzlyhoarhoarywhite-haired

  • darkened with overcast

    同义词：dullgreyleaden

  • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

    同义词：grey

  • intermediate in character or position

    同义词：grey