Gray

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NOUN

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

clothing that is a grey color

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

horse of a light gray or whitish color

the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation

English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

VERB

make grey

turn grey

ADJ

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

intermediate in character or position

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