gray

A1
Pronunciation
/ɡɹeɪ/
/ɡɹeɪ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

2 Definition

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

3 Definition

An extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

4 Definition

A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.

5 Definition

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To become gray.

Example Sentences
  • My hair is beginning to gray.
2 Definition

To cause to become gray.

3 Definition

To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

Example Sentences
  • the graying of America
4 Definition

To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.

Adjective
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

2 Definition

Dreary, gloomy.

3 Definition

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

4 Definition

Relating to older people.

Example Sentences
  • the gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly