grey

grey is on the Basic English 850 List.

green - grey - grip

Other spellings

• (US) gray

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular grey

Plural greys

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

   I like the darker color of grey.

2. Cloud.

   They look out into the grey.

Adjective

Positive grey

Comparative greyer

Superlative greyest

1. To be grey in color.

   That is a grey whale.

Related words

• grey area
• greyscale

Related words and phrases

• silver

Verb

Plain form grey

Third-person singular greys

Past tense greyed

Past participle greyed

Present participle greying

1. To become grey.

   My hair is starting to grey.

Common colors (edit)

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