Grey vs. Silver

Greyadjective

Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

Greyadjective

Dreary, gloomy.

Greyadjective

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Greyadjective

Relating to older people.

Greyverb

To become grey.

Greyverb

To cause to become grey.

Greyverb

To turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region.

Greynoun

An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

Greynoun

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

Greynoun

(ufology) an extraterrestrial humanoid with greyish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Greyadjective

See Gray (the correct orthography).

Greynoun

United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

Greynoun

Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

Greynoun

Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

Greynoun

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray;

Greynoun

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Greynoun

gray clothing;

Greyverb

make gray;

Greyverb

turn gray;

Greyadjective

an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white;

Greyadjective

showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair;

Greyadjective

used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms);

Greyadjective

intermediate in character or position;

Greyadjective

darkened with overcast;

Greyadjective

of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead

Greyadjective

(of the weather) cloudy and dull

Greyadjective

(of a person) having grey hair

Greyadjective

relating to old people collectively

Greyadjective

(of a person's face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness

Greyadjective

without interest or character; dull and nondescript

Greyadjective

(of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics

Greyadjective

relating to an ethnically mixed residential area

Greynoun

grey colour or pigment

Greynoun

grey clothes or material

Greynoun

grey hair

Greynoun

a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse.

Greyverb

(especially of hair) become grey with age

Greyverb

(of a person) become older

Grey

Grey or gray (American English alternative; see spelling differences) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral color or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color , because it can be composed of black and white.

Silvernoun

(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

Silvernoun

Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

Silvernoun

Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

Silvernoun

Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

Silvernoun

(countable) A shiny gray color.

Silvernoun

Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Silveradjective

Made from silver.

Silveradjective

Made from another white metal.

Silveradjective

Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

Silveradjective

Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

Silveradjective

(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.

Silveradjective

Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery colour.

Silververb

To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silvernoun

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.

Silvernoun

Coin made of silver; silver money.

Silvernoun

Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

Silvernoun

The color of silver.

Silveradjective

Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.

Silveradjective

Resembling silver.

Silveradjective

Precious; costly.

Silververb

To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery color.

Silvernoun

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

Silvernoun

coins made of silver

Silvernoun

a light shade of gray

Silvernoun

silverware eating utensils

Silvernoun

a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Silververb

coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;

Silververb

make silver in color;

Silververb

turn silver;

Silveradjective

made from or largely consisting of silver;

Silveradjective

having the white lustrous sheen of silver;

Silveradjective

lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;

Silveradjective

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;

Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ: or ) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal.