gray
- noun
- /ɡreɪ/
- US
- You got to make friends with the gray.
- lots of grays
- a maned gray
- a dark-maned gray
Examples
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My father's gray saw me with my outstretched hand and nuzzled up to me.
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One at a time, I walked the colts to water, the gray first, then the bay.
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Not until hours later would the gray let me touch him.
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That horse in the yard, the gray, it's yours.
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I took the gray back to the corral and put him inside with the bay colt.
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I put the halter back on my father's gray, and I led my father's gray out of the corral.
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I stroked the gray; I stroked my father's gray colt, and I cried.
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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.
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I saw a beautiful gray horse grazing in the field.
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The gray won the race by a large margin, impressing everyone.
Synonyms
An animal, often a horse, with a gray coat and darker gray spots
A gray horse coat with darker gray spots
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The darker part of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cells or used to mean being smart
- US
A large wild animal like a dog with gray fur that lives in forests and often hunts in packs
- US
A medium-sized wild animal with gray fur that lives in North and Central America and can climb trees
- US
A medium-sized grey parrot from Africa that is very intelligent and copies human speech
- Jargon
A person who finds computer security problems and sometimes breaks the law to test them
- Specialized
An object that emits less light and heat than a perfect emitter at the same temperature
- US
A place where goods are sold without manufacturer permission, often cheaper and without warranty
- Specialized
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
A large gray bird that catches insects and lives in the southeastern United States and Caribbean
- Specialized
A tree that loses its leaves each year with smooth gray bark and broad leaves
- US
A medium-sized birch tree with pale gray bark that grows in eastern North America in old fields and burned areas
- US
A fish with a long rounded body that lives in seas and rivers that people often eat
A small plump bird with grey feathers and an orange face that lives in farmland
A large grey-brown eagle with a short white tail shaped like a wedge found in Europe and Greenland
- Specialized
Part of the brain and spinal cord that contains nerve cells and processes information
- Specialized
A large gray tree squirrel with a bushy tail that lives in western United States forests
How White
Surface Forms
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.