Grey definition

(1) Of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

"The little grey cells"

"Gray flannel suit"

"A man with greyish hair"

(2) Darkened with overcast

"A dark day"

"A dull sky"

"A grey rainy afternoon"

"Grey clouds"

"The sky was leaden and thick"

(3) Intermediate in character or position

"A grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal"

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

"A stalwart grey figure"

(5) Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

"Whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge

"Nodded his hoary head"

(6) Horse of a light gray or whitish color

(7) Clothing that is a grey color

"He was dressed in grey"

(8) A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

(9) Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

"The Confederate army was a vast grey"

(10) Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

(11) Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

(12) United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

(13) Turn grey

"Her hair began to grey"

(14) Make grey

"The painter decided to grey the sky"