gray vs ash gray

ash gray vs gray

gray and ash gray both are nouns.

gray is an adjective but ash gray is not an adjective.

gray is a verb but ash gray is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ash gray	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ash gray is a hyponym of gray; that is, ash gray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gray:

gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
ash gray: a light shade of grey

Other hyponyms of gray include ash grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey, charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, oxford grey, dapple-gray, dapple-grey, dappled-gray, dappled-grey, iron-gray, iron-grey, tattletale gray, tattletale grey, Davy's gray, Davy's grey, iron blue, steel gray, steel grey.

gray (noun)	ash gray (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color	a light shade of grey
clothing that is a grey color
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

gray (adjective)	ash gray (adjective)
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
intermediate in character or position
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

gray (verb)	ash gray (verb)
turn grey
make grey

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