grey

  • 51grey — [OE] Grey is an ancient colour term, traceable back all the way to a prehistoric Indo European *ghrēghwos. From this was descended West and North Germanic *grǣwaz, which produced German grau, Dutch grauw, Swedish grå, and Danish graa as well as… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52grey — greɪ n. achromatic color between black and white (also gray) v. make grey; turn grey (mainly referring to hair) adj. of the color grey; having grey hair; dark or gloomy; dull, uninteresting; indeterminate, unclear (also gray) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 53grey — adjective 1) Syn: silvery, gunmetal, slate, charcoal, smoky 2) a grey day Syn: cloudy, overcast, dull, sunless, murky 3) her face looked grey Syn …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 54grey — [OE] Grey is an ancient colour term, traceable back all the way to a prehistoric Indo European *ghrēghwos. From this was descended West and North Germanic *grǣwaz, which produced German grau, Dutch grauw, Swedish grå, and Danish graa as well as… …

    Word origins

  • 55grey — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 56Grey — I. biographical name 2d Earl 1764 1845 Charles Grey English statesman; prime minister (1830 34) II. biographical name Sir Edward 1862 1933 Viscount Grey of Fallodon English politician III. biographical name Lady Jane 1537 1554 titular queen of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 57grey — n. dark; light grey * * * [greɪ] light grey dark …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 58grey — see the grey mare is the better horse all cats are grey in the dark …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 59Grey — (coupe) trophée remis à l’équipe championne de la Ligue canadienne de football ♦ Albert Henry George Grey comte anglais et gouverneur général du Canada qui a remis le premier trophée en 1909 …

    Dictionnaire des éponymes

  • 60GREY — abbr. GREY ADVERTISING INC NASDAQ …

    Dictionary of abbreviations