gray vs oxford grey

oxford grey vs gray

gray and oxford grey both are nouns.

gray is an adjective but oxford grey is not an adjective.

gray is a verb but oxford grey is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
oxford grey	Yes	No	No	No

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

gray: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
oxford grey: a very dark grey color

Other hyponyms of gray include ash gray, ash grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey, charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, 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)	oxford grey (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color	a very dark grey color
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)	oxford grey (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)	oxford grey (verb)
turn grey
make grey

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