greying

grey[ 'ɡreiiŋ ]

• n.
  • United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

    同义词：Zane Grey

  • Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

    同义词：Lady Jane Grey

  • Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

    同义词：Charles GreySecond Earl Grey

  • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

    "the Confederate army was a vast grey"

    同义词：gray

  • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

    同义词：graygraynessgreyness

  • clothing that is a grey color

    "he was dressed in grey"

    同义词：gray

  • horse of a light gray or whitish color

    同义词：gray

• v.
  • make grey

    "The painter decided to grey the sky"

    同义词：gray

  • turn grey

    "Her hair began to grey"

    同义词：gray

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

    "the little grey cells"; "a man with greyish hair"

    同义词：graygreyishgrayish

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

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

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

    "a stalwart grey figure"

    同义词：gray

  • intermediate in character or position

    "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

    同义词：gray

  • darkened with overcast

    "a grey rainy afternoon"; "grey clouds"

    同义词：dullgrayleaden