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grey

From Wiktionary
grey is on the Basic English 850 List.
green - grey - grip

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
grey

Plural
greys

  1. One of the colors people can see. It is halfway between black and white.
    I like the darker color of grey.
  2. Cloud.
    They look out into the grey.

Adjective

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Positive
grey

Comparative
greyer

Superlative
greyest

  1. To be grey in color.
    That is a grey whale.
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Verb

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Plain form
grey

Third-person singular
greys

Past tense
greyed

Past participle
greyed

Present participle
greying

  1. To become grey.
    My hair is starting to grey.


Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink