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Word: Grey
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English grǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau
ɡreɪ
of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead
Short Definition:coloured like ashes or lead
Examples:- grey flannel trousers
- his hair was grey and wispy
without interest or character; dull and nondescript
Short Definition:dull and nondescript
Examples:- grey, faceless men
- the grey daily routine
(of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics
Short Definition:not accounted for in official statistics
Examples:- the grey economy
relating to an ethnically mixed residential area
Short Definition:relating to ethnically mixed residential area
Examples:- a grey Cape Town suburb
- gray
Word: Grey
Speech Type: Noun
ɡreɪ
grey colour or pigment
Short Definition:grey colour or pigment
Examples:- dirty intermediate tones of grey
a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse.
Short Definition:grey thing or animal
- gray
Word: Grey
Speech Type: Verb
ɡreɪ
(especially of hair) become grey with age
Short Definition:become grey with age
Examples:- he had put on weight and greyed somewhat
- gray
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