gray

/greɪ/ verbnounadjective
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS15
VERB
1

Make grey.

2

Turn grey.

NOUN
1

A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black.

2

Horse of a light gray or whitish color.

3

Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey.

4

English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965).

5

Clothing that is a grey color.

6

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

7

The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad.

8

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

9

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

ADJECTIVE
1

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

“gray flannel suit”

2

Intermediate in character or position.

3

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair.

4

Used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms).

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