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gray area — noun count a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong: As with any law there will be gray areas, and different schools will interpret it in different ways … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gray area — noun an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other • Syn: ↑grey area • Hypernyms: ↑area * * * noun, pl ⋯ areas [count] : an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong There are… … Useful english dictionary
gray area — vague realm or area, ambiguous field; position which is not totally legal and not totally illegal, area known to be problematic but that is not dealt with specifically … English contemporary dictionary
gray´ness — gray «gray», noun, adjective, verb. –noun. 1. a color made by mixing black and white. 2. a gray pigment or dye. 3. gray cloth or clothing. 4. a gray horse. 5. gray or subdued light: »In the gray of the daybreak (Longfellow) … Useful english dictionary
Gray Areas — was a quarterly magazine published from 1992 to 1995 by publisher Netta Gilboa. It won several awards including One Of The Top Ten Magazines of 1992 by Library Journal. It discussed subcultures involving drugs (narcotics), phreaking, cyberpunk,… … Wikipedia
Gray, Tennessee — Infobox Settlement official name = Gray, Tennessee settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Gray, Tennessee mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… … Wikipedia
gray — gray1 grayly, adv. grayness, n. /gray/, adj., grayer, grayest, n., v. adj. 1. of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue. 2. dark, dismal, or gloomy: gray skies. 3. dull, dreary, or monotonous … Universalium
gray — gray1 [ greı ] adjective *** ▸ 1 between black and white ▸ 2 when hair goes whiter ▸ 3 when face looks pale ▸ 4 with a lot of cloud ▸ 5 boring ▸ 6 without a clear meaning ▸ 7 related to old people 1. ) between black and white in color. If… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gray — I. adjective also grey Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray Date: before 12th century 1. a. of the color gray b. tending toward gray < blue gray eyes > c. dull in color 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
gray — or grey [[t]greɪ[/t]] adj. gray•er, gray•est or grey•er, grey•est, n. v. 1) of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue 2) dark or gloomy: gray skies[/ex] 3) dull or monotonous 4) having gray hair 5) pertaining to old age; elderly:… … From formal English to slang
