gray

gray is on the Basic English 850 List.

green - gray - grip

Other spellings

• (UK) grey

Pronunciation

• enPR: grā, IPA ^(key): /ɡreɪ/
• SAMPA: /greI/

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Noun

Singular gray

Plural grays

1. One of the colors people can see. It is halfway between black and white.

   I like the darker color of gray.

2. Cloud.

   They look out into the gray.

Adjective

Positive gray

Comparative grayer

Superlative grayest

1. To be gray in color.

   That is a gray whale.

Related words

• gray area
• grayscale

Related words and phrases

• silver

Verb

Plain form gray

Third-person singular grays

Past tense grayed

Past participle grayed

Present participle graying

1. To become gray.

   My hair is starting to gray.

Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey/gray - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink - maroon