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'gray' - used as an adjective
1. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
gray flannel suit
2. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
3. darkened with overcast
4. used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
5. intermediate in character or position

'gray' - used as a noun
6. American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
7. English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
8. United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
9. a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
10. clothing that is a grey color
11. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
12. horse of a light gray or whitish color

'gray' - used as a verb
13. make grey
14. turn grey

derived forms
1. Gray / Plural
grays
2. Gray / Past
grayed
3. Gray / Third Person
grays
4. Gray / Present Participle
graying
5. Gray / Comparitive
grayer
6. Gray / Superlative
grayest
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Who Said that ?
I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge. - Click here to find out.
Fact of the day
The reason why hair turns gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives the hair colour.