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wear vs gray

gray vs wear

wear and gray both are nouns.

wear is not an adjective while gray is an adjective.

wear and gray both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
gray Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, gray is a hyponym of wear; that is, gray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
  • gray: clothing that is a grey color
Other hyponyms of wear include accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel, array, raiment, regalia, attire, dress, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, grey, hand wear, handwear, headdress, headgear, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, duds, threads, togs, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothes, work-clothing, work clothes, work clothing.
wear (noun) gray (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment horse of a light gray or whitish color
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body clothing that is a grey color
impairment resulting from long use 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
wear (adjective) 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)
wear (verb) gray (verb)
be dressed in turn grey
put clothing on one's body make grey
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
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