grey vs oxford gray

oxford gray vs grey

grey and oxford gray both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of grey include ash gray, ash grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey, charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, 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)	oxford gray (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

grey (adjective)	oxford 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)	oxford gray (verb)
turn grey
make grey

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