gray
adjective (gray, grayer, grayest — US spelling; UK grey); noun (gray); verb (gray, grays, grayed, graying — of hair)
Everyday
- Gray is the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds. tree →
- Gray describes dull, cloudy weather or a dull, boring feeling. tree →
- To gray (of hair) means to turn gray with age. tree →
- A gray area is something not clearly right or wrong. tree →
In the lessons
In art lessons gray is made by mixing black and white. In stories gray skies set a gloomy mood. Phrases: «gray hair», «gray area», «gray matter» (the brain).
Examples
- The sky was gray and it started to rain. tree →
- Mix black and white to make gray. tree →
- Grandpa's hair is turning gray. tree →
- An elephant is gray. tree →
- Use your gray matter — think! tree →
- Whether that is cheating is a gray area. tree →
- It was so gray and old. tree →
Note
US spelling is gray; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ and Canada usually write grey. Both are correct. Do not mix with «great».
In Jewish tradition
Gray hair is a sign of old age and of the sorrow of an aged parent.
Interpretation. Jacob's gray hair stands for a father's grief. The rabbis taught respect for the elderly, based on the command to rise before the gray-haired.
Examples
- Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father. (Writings JOB.15.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. (Prophets HOS.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
US spelling is gray; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ and Canada usually write grey. Both are correct. Do not mix with «great».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «gray» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «gray» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «gray» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «gray» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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