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Word: gray (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • chiefly|US grey

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Noun:

  • chiefly|US grey; an achromatic colour
  • ufology an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: ''Gy''
  • two-up A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, ''The Australian Language'', second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.)

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Proper noun:

  • from=Middle English|dot=; originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair.

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Verb:

  • US To become gray or cause to become gray.

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