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gray

14 6.0
A horse with a light coat that becomes whiter with age
  • noun
  • /ɡreɪ/
  • US
translation icon : tordo
  • You got to make friends with the gray.
  • lots of grays
  • a maned gray
  • a dark-maned gray

Examples

  • My father's gray saw me with my outstretched hand and nuzzled up to me.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • One at a time, I walked the colts to water, the gray first, then the bay.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Not until hours later would the gray let me touch him.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • That horse in the yard, the gray, it's yours.

  • I took the gray back to the corral and put him inside with the bay colt.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I put the halter back on my father's gray, and I led my father's gray out of the corral.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I stroked the gray; I stroked my father's gray colt, and I cried.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It comes as no surprise that again this week... both Sunraider, the fiery red stallion from the West... and Cyclone, the sleek gray from the East... have won their races with ease.

  • I saw a beautiful gray horse grazing in the field.

  • The gray won the race by a large margin, impressing everyone.

Synonyms

dapple-gray
vsgray
  • US
8.0

An animal, often a horse, with a gray coat and darker gray spots

is a light whitish coat that becomes paler as it ages
dappled-gray
vsgray
  • US
7.7

A gray horse coat with darker gray spots

is a light whitish coat that becomes paler as it ages

Antonyms

3 1.0

A baby animal or a child

Compounds

gray area
  • Informal
35 5.3

A situation that is not clearly in one category

7 1.0

A very deep grey color that reflects little light

gray matter
  • Specialized
7 4.1

The darker part of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cells or used to mean being smart

5 2.0

Gray with a little blue like the sky before a storm

4 3.0

A large wild animal like a dog with gray fur that lives in forests and often hunts in packs

3 3.5

A medium-sized whale with grey skin that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean

3 3.9

A green color mixed with gray

2 2.7

A color that is mainly blue with some gray

2 3.5

A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone

1 3.1

A very dark gray like the color of charcoal

1 2.0

A brown color mixed with gray

1 4.8

A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky

1 2.5

A grey color with a touch of blue

1 5.7

A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees

1 3.1

A dark color that is black with a little grey

1 3.0

A grey color that looks shiny like silver

1 2.7

A gray color with a little brown in it

1 5.2

A medium-sized grey parrot from Africa that is very intelligent and copies human speech

gray hat
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A person who finds computer security problems and sometimes breaks the law to test them

gray body
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature

1 6.3

A place where goods are sold without manufacturer permission, often cheaper and without warranty

1 7.5

A flat fish with pale gray flesh that people eat

1 2.8

A white color with a little grey in it

1 3.0

A gray color with a little green in it

1 3.9

A dark grey color like iron

1 4.2

A dark grey color with a slight blue shine

1 3.0

A pale grey color with a soft, shiny look

1 3.7

A light gray color that looks like shiny silver

A dark gray color that looks almost black

2.7

A grey color with a little brown in it

3.2

Very dark gray like the color of burned wood

Davy's gray
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting

7.7

A gray horse coat with darker gray spots

8.0

An animal, often a horse, with a gray coat and darker gray spots

dwarf gray willow
  • Specialized
9.6

A small willow bush in the eastern United States with long narrow leaves that are gray and hairy underneath

A common medium-sized squirrel from eastern North America with gray fur and a bushy tail

A medium-sized birch tree with white or pale grey bark from eastern North America

3.8

A light pale gray that looks like soft smoke

3.4

A very pale gray color like the powder left after a fire

6.6

A small gray songbird in North America with a call like a cat

8.1

A flat sea fish that lives in warm shallow waters near the Atlantic coast

A North American plant with small yellow flowers used to make yellow dye

8.3

A female large wild bird with grey brown feathers like a grouse

7.2

A bird from northern forests with a black head that boldly takes food from people

9.2

A large gray bird that catches insects and lives in the southeastern United States and Caribbean

9.6

A small mouse-like animal with gray fur that lives in Arctic tundra

gray alder
  • Specialized
7.6

A tree that loses its leaves each year with smooth gray bark and broad leaves

6.4

A medium-sized birch tree with pale gray bark that grows in eastern North America in old fields and burned areas

gray market
  • Specialized
7.2

A place where shares or bonds are traded outside an official exchange

6.0

A fish with a long rounded body that lives in seas and rivers that people often eat

7.6

A small bushy tree with whitish woolly twigs that grows in wet places

7.2

Meat from a common sea or river fish that people eat

A small plump bird with grey feathers and an orange face that lives in farmland

9.9

A fern that grows on rocks or trees with grey rough undersides

7.8

A tall tree with leaves green on top and gray underneath

8.3

A low, many-branched plant with silvery leaves that shelters wildlife

4.2

A soft gray-green color used for calm home or clothing styles

A large grey-brown eagle with a short white tail shaped like a wedge found in Europe and Greenland

7.8

A large flat fish with gray skin that people often eat

8.0

A sea fish often caught near coasts for food and sport

gray substance
  • Specialized
9.4

Part of the brain and spinal cord that contains nerve cells and processes information

4.2

A light pink color mixed with gray

A very large grey owl with a round face that lives in northern forests

3.4

A gray color with a little red in it

4.0

A gray color mixed with some red

A gray color with a hint of olive green

7.7

A very dark gray color often used for suits, coats, and paint

6.7

A dark blue-gray color often used for suits and uniforms

Payne's gray
  • Specialized
9.5

A dark blue-grey color artists use in painting

A very light grey that looks almost white

2.6

A light gray color like shiny metal

A dull gray color like stone or slate

western gray squirrel
  • Specialized
5.4

A large gray tree squirrel with a bushy tail that lives in western United States forests

How White

white
1.0
gray
  • US
14 6.0
dapple-gray
  • US
8.0
steel gray
  • US
2 3.5

Surface Forms

gray singular
grays plural
greys plural
grey singular

Etymology

A gray horse gets its name from its coat color: these horses are called 'gray' because their hair is light and often grows lighter as they age, so the color name became the name for the horse.