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gray (grey)

 
pronunciation:
greI
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: Gray is the color of the sky before it rains. When you mix black and white together, you get the color gray.
灰色
Marie chose gray as the color for her horses in her painting.
 
 
part of speech: adjective
inflections: grayer, greyer, grayest, greyest
definition 1: When something is gray, it has the color of gray.
灰色的
My grandma used to have black hair, but she has gray hair now.
similar words:
cloudy
definition 2: When you have a gray day, it means that you have a sad or unhappy day.
阴暗的
Jasper came home sad from having a gray day at school.
definition 3: If your grandmother is gray, it means that she has gray hair.
灰白头发的
My grandfather used to have dark brown hair, but now he is gray.
derivations: grayish (greyish) (adj.), grayly (greyly) (adv.), grayness (greyness) (n.)
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