Grey
Meanings and phrases
Grey
- United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939); Zane Grey
- Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554); Lady Jane Grey
- Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845); Charles Grey; Second Earl Grey
grey
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; gray; greyish; grayish
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; -Coleridge; gray; grey-haired; gray-haired; grey-headed; gray-headed; grizzly; hoar; hoary; white-haired
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); gray
- intermediate in character or position; gray
grey
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black; gray; grayness; greyness
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; gray
- clothing that is a grey color; gray
- horse of a light gray or whitish color; gray
grey
- make grey; gray
- turn grey; gray
African grey
- commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa; African gray; Psittacus erithacus
n.
- medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree; grey birch; gray birch; American gray birch; Betula populifolia
Charles Grey
- Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845); Grey; Second Earl Grey
Davy 's grey
- slightly purplish or bluish dark grey; iron blue; steel grey; steel gray; Davy's gray
Grey Friar
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order; Franciscan
Lady Jane Grey
- Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554); Grey
Payne 's grey
- any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue; Payne's gray
Second Earl Grey
- Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845); Grey; Charles Grey
Zane Grey
- United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939); Grey
n.
- willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath; dwarf gray willow; sage willow; Salix tristis
n.
- common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England; eastern gray squirrel; cat squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis
n.
- very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas; giant kangaroo; Macropus giganteus
n.
- large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia; great gray owl; Strix nebulosa
n.
- medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree; gray birch; American grey birch; American gray birch; Betula populifolia
n.
- North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing; catbird; gray catbird; Dumetella carolinensis
n.
- flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico; gray flounder; Etropus rimosus
n.
- dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States; gray fox; Urocyon cinereoargenteus
n.
- a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing; gray goldenrod; Solidago nemoralis
n.
- a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery; Canada jay; gray jay; camp robber; whisker jack; Perisoreus canadensis
n.
- a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird; gray kingbird; petchary; Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis
n.
- an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency; gray market
n.
- greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons; gray matter; grey substance; gray substance; substantia grisea
- White matter connects different regions of grey matter in the cerebrum together.
- Loss of grey matter and other brain structural changes over time are observed in schizophrenia.
- Similarly to brain volume, global grey matter volume is positively associated with intelligence.
n.
- highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet; mullet; gray mullet
- freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide; mullet; gray mullet
n.
- fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa; gray polypody; resurrection fern; Polypodium polypodioides
n.
- large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere; gray poplar; Populus canescens
n.
- low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant; silver sage; silver sagebrush; gray sage; Seriphidium canum; Artemisia cana
n.
- bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland; ern; erne; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; white-tailed sea eagle; Haliatus albicilla
n.
- found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida; gray snapper; mangrove snapper; Lutjanus griseus
n.
- greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons; grey matter; gray matter; gray substance; substantia grisea
n.
- medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific; gray whale; devilfish; Eschrichtius gibbosus; Eschrichtius robustus
n.
- a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America; timber wolf; gray wolf; Canis lupus
n.
- slightly purplish or bluish dark grey; iron blue; steel gray; Davy's grey; Davy's gray
n.
- large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States; western gray squirrel; Sciurus griseus
E.g.
- The dark grey or mottled brown brown bark is smooth.
- Pupa is bristly, piebald in dark grey and cream.
- The colour is dark grey brown or horny brown.
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- London United had an all red livery with a light grey skirt.
- The lower part of the beak is dark horn-colored (light grey).
- The border of the mantle is light grey.
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- Body color range from pale grey or beige to black.
- This refers to the characteristic pale grey to dark black colour.
- The underside of the tail is pale grey with a straw-coloured tint.
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- "Dun" is a dull shade of brownish grey.
- Cocoon oval, hard, and brownish grey.
- The body is general brownish grey mottled with dark brown spots.
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- Dorsally, it is grey or white with a black zig-zag stripe.
- Portland cement may be grey or white.
- They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings.
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- The branches are covered by a smooth, grey bark.
- It has a rounded crown with spreading branches with smooth, grey bark.
- It has dark grey bark and is marked by shallow tessellation and deeper fissures.
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- This stonefish is usually brown or grey, and it may have areas of yellow, orange or red.
- Officials of Braavos, called keyholders and justiciars, wear drab coats of brown or grey.
- They are mostly yellow in color, although parts of the abdomen and thorax are dark brown or grey.
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- The colour is dark grey brown or horny brown.
- The hindwings pale grey brown.
- They are dark grey brown.
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- The fur is thick and evenly colored, usually grey or brown.
- The general colour is grey or brown with the cnidocyte area cream coloured.
- Branchlets are thick, grey or brown and hairy, with easily visible leaf scars.
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- Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Sternidae Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head.
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- The hindwings are pale whitish grey.
- The lower formation has whitish grey carbonate and quartz sandstones.
- The exterior walls are alternating panels of whitish grey and charcoal black.
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- The throats of males in breeding season are a dark grey colour.
- It is a uniform dull brownish grey colour and has large round tubercles on its back and smaller ones on its belly.
- He adds, "I could never see any part, except the back, which appeared to be covered with feathers of a dusky grey colour.
E.g.
- The base is in grey granite.
- The walls are decorated in grey granite, with orange and red tiles at both ends of the platform.
- Meigs designed a tall, long, wide grey granite and concrete cenotaph to rest on top of the burial vault.