grey : Idioms & Phrases

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african grey

  • noun commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
    Psittacus erithacus; African gray.
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american grey birch

  • noun 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.
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ash grey

  • noun a light shade of grey
    silver gray; ash grey; silver; ash gray.
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ash-grey

  • adjective satellite of a light grey
    ash-gray; ashy.
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black-grey

  • adjective satellite of dark grey
    blackish-gray; black-gray; black-grey.
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blackish-grey

  • adjective satellite of dark grey
    blackish-gray; black-gray; black-grey.
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blue-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with blue
    bluish-gray; blue-gray; blue-grey.
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bluish-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with blue
    bluish-gray; blue-gray; blue-grey.
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brown-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with brown
    brown-gray; brownish-gray; brown-grey.
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brownish-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with brown
    brown-gray; brownish-gray; brown-grey.
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charcoal grey

  • noun a very dark grey color
    charcoal grey; charcoal; charcoal gray; oxford gray.
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charcoal-grey

  • adjective satellite of a very dark grey
    charcoal; charcoal-gray.
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charles grey

  • noun Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
    Charles Grey; Grey.
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dapple-grey

  • noun grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
    dappled-gray; dapple-gray; dapple-grey.
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dappled-grey

  • noun grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
    dappled-gray; dapple-gray; dapple-grey.
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dark-grey

  • adjective satellite of a dark shade of grey
    oxford-gray; dark-gray; dark-grey.
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davy's grey

  • noun slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
    Davy's grey; iron blue; Davy's gray; steel gray.
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dwarf grey willow

  • noun willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
    dwarf gray willow; sage willow; Salix tristis.
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eastern grey squirrel

  • noun common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
    eastern gray squirrel; cat squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis.
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great grey kangaroo

  • noun very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
    Macropus giganteus; giant kangaroo.
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great grey owl

  • noun large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
    Strix nebulosa; great gray owl.
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greenish-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with green
    greenish-gray.
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grey alder

  • noun native to Europe but introduced in America
    gray alder; Alnus incana.
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grey area

  • noun an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other
    gray area.
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grey birch

  • noun 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.
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grey catbird

  • noun North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
    gray catbird; catbird; Dumetella carolinensis.
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grey flounder

  • noun flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico
    gray flounder; Etropus rimosus.
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grey fox

  • noun dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States
    Urocyon cinereoargenteus; gray fox.
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grey friar

  • noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
    Franciscan.
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grey goldenrod

  • noun a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing
    Solidago nemoralis; gray goldenrod.
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grey hen

  • noun female black grouse
    gray hen; grayhen; heath hen; greyhen.
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grey jay

  • noun a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
    Perisoreus canadensis; Canada jay; whisker jack; gray jay; camp robber.
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grey kingbird

  • noun a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird
    petchary; gray kingbird; Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis.
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grey lemming

  • noun Old World lemming
    gray lemming; red-backed lemming.
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grey market

  • noun an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency
    gray market.
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grey matter

  • noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
    grey matter; substantia grisea; gray matter; gray substance.
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grey mullet

  • noun highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet
    mullet; gray mullet.
  • noun freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide
    mullet; gray mullet.
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grey partridge

  • noun common European partridge
    Hungarian partridge; Perdix perdix; gray partridge.
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grey polypody

  • noun fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
    resurrection fern; gray polypody; Polypodium polypodioides.
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grey poplar

  • noun 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.
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grey sage

  • noun 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.
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grey sea eagle

  • noun bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
    erne; Haliatus albicilla; gray sea eagle; European sea eagle; ern; white-tailed sea eagle.
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grey skate

  • noun common European skate used as food
    gray skate; Raja batis.
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grey snapper

  • noun found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
    Lutjanus griseus; gray snapper; mangrove snapper.
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grey sole

  • noun greyish-white flesh of a flatfish
    gray sole.
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grey substance

  • noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
    grey matter; substantia grisea; gray matter; gray substance.
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grey whale

  • noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
    Eschrichtius robustus; gray whale; Eschrichtius gibbosus; devilfish.
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grey willow

  • noun Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs
    gray willow; Salix cinerea.
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grey wolf

  • noun a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
    gray wolf; Canis lupus; timber wolf.
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grey-black

  • adjective satellite of black tinged with grey
    grayish-black; gray-black; greyish-black.
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grey-blue

  • adjective satellite of blue tinged with grey
    greyish-blue; gray-blue; grayish-blue.
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grey-brown

  • adjective satellite of brown tinged with grey
    greyish-brown; gray-brown; grayish-brown.
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grey-green

  • adjective satellite of green tinged with grey
    grayish-green; gray-green; greyish-green.
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grey-haired

  • adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
    gray-headed; gray; grey-haired; hoary; grizzly; grey; white-haired; hoar; gray-haired.
    • whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
    • nodded his hoary head
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grey-headed

  • adjective satellite showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
    gray-headed; gray; grey-haired; hoary; grizzly; grey; white-haired; hoar; gray-haired.
    • whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge
    • nodded his hoary head
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grey-leaf pine

  • noun medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones
    Torrey's pine; sabine pine; Torrey pine; Pinus torreyana; soledad pine.
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grey-pink

  • adjective satellite of pink tinged with grey
    greyish-pink; grayish-pink; gray-pink.
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grey-white

  • adjective satellite of white tinged with grey
    greyish-white; gray-white; grayish-white.
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iron-grey

  • noun the color of freshly broken cast iron
    iron-gray.
  • adjective satellite of the grey color of iron
    iron-gray.
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lady jane grey

  • noun Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
    Grey.
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olive-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with olive
    olive-gray.
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oxford grey

  • noun a very dark grey color
    charcoal grey; charcoal; charcoal gray; oxford gray.
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oxford-grey

  • adjective satellite of a dark shade of grey
    oxford-gray; dark-gray; dark-grey.
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payne's grey

  • noun any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
    Payne's gray.
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pearl grey

  • adjective satellite of a grey with a pearly tinge
    pearl gray.
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red-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with red
    red-grey; reddish-gray; red-gray.
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reddish-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with red
    red-grey; reddish-gray; red-gray.
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second earl grey

  • noun Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
    Charles Grey; Grey.
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silver grey

  • noun a light shade of grey
    silver gray; ash grey; silver; ash gray.
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silver-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey resembling silver
    silvery-gray; silver-gray; silver-grey.
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silvery-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey resembling silver
    silvery-gray; silver-gray; silver-grey.
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slate-grey

  • adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
    slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty; slaty-grey.
    • the slaty sky of dawn
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slaty-grey

  • adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
    slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty; slaty-grey.
    • the slaty sky of dawn
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steel grey

  • noun slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
    Davy's grey; iron blue; Davy's gray; steel gray.
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stone-grey

  • adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
    slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty; slaty-grey.
    • the slaty sky of dawn
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tattletale grey

  • noun a greyish white
    tattletale gray.
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western grey squirrel

  • noun large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
    Sciurus griseus; western gray squirrel.
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yellow-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with yellow
    yellowish-gray; yellow-grey; yellow-gray.
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yellowish-grey

  • adjective satellite of grey tinged with yellow
    yellowish-gray; yellow-grey; yellow-gray.
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zane grey

  • noun United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
    Grey.
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