grey vs ash gray

ash gray vs grey

grey and ash gray both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of grey 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.

grey (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

grey (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)

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

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