Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with grey in British Collocation
grey
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ɡreɪ/
dark
dark
The sky was dary grey, and it was starting to rain.
pale
light
pale
soft
Their website has a soft grey background, with very readable black text.
in a particular shade
ashen
bluish
brownish
metallic
pinkish
silvery
steely
Her large, steely grey eyes stared at him calmly.
The castle is supposedly haunted by a Victorian lady in grey.
fairly
quite
slightly
Captain Bedford was a tall, slightly grey man of fifty.
earlier than usual
prematurely
I was putting on weight, and beginning to go prematurely grey.
completely
completely
By that time you’ll probably be completely grey.
be
go
turn
I seem to be going grey very quickly.