old vs gray

old and gray both are nouns.

old and gray both are adjectives.

old is not a verb while gray is a verb.

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

old (noun)	gray (noun)
past times	horse of a light gray or whitish 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

old (adjective)	gray (adjective)
of long duration; not new	of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age	intermediate in character or position
skilled through long experience	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
(used for emphasis) very familiar	used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
excellent
just preceding something else in time or order
belonging to some prior time

old (verb)	gray (verb)
	turn grey
	make grey

Difference between old and gray

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