单词 | greyer |
释义 | grey or (esp N American) gray /grā/adjective
To become grey or dull ORIGIN: OE græg; cf Ger grau greyˈing adjective
greyˈish adjective Somewhat grey greyˈly adverb greyˈness noun grey area noun
greyˈbeard noun
greyˈ-coat noun
adjective Of or relating to a grey-coat greyˈ-coated adjective grey economy noun Unofficial or unusual economic activity not reflected in official information and statistics grey eminence see éminence grise greyˈ-eyed adjective greyˈ-fish noun
Grey Friar noun (also without caps) a Franciscan grey goose noun The greylag goose grey-goose quill, grey-goose shaft or grey-goose wing noun (archaic) An arrow grey-hairedˈ or grey-headˈed adjective greyˈhen noun The female of the black grouse (see under black) grey knight noun (stock exchange sl) A third party that makes a counteroffer to buy a company that is subject to an unwanted takeover bid without making its own ultimate intentions clear greyˈlag or greylag goose noun A large greyish European goose (Anser anser) (perhaps from its lateness in migrating) grey literature noun Material published non-commercially, eg government reports grey mare see under mare1 grey market noun
grey matter noun
greyˈ-out noun (aeronautics) A mild or less severe (physical) blackout grey owl noun The tawny owl grey parrot noun A red-tailed grey African parrot greyˈscale noun and adjective (TV and computing) (of or relating to) a scale consisting of different shades of the colour grey grey seal noun A type of seal that populates N Atlantic coastal waters grey squirrel noun A N American squirrel naturalized in Britain greyˈstone noun A grey volcanic rock grey water noun Waste water from domestic sinks, baths and showers, that can be reused without purification (cf black water) grey-wethˈer noun A grey-coloured, rounded block of sandstone or quartzite, a relic of denudation, looking from a distance like a grazing sheep grey whale noun A grey baleen whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, with a mottled skin often disfigured by patches of barnacles grey wolf noun The N American timber wolf the Greys The Scots Greys (see under Scots) |
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