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GREY LEXICON
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bee
noun
Eusocial insects (honeybee - genus apis) that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey.
noun
an eccentric notion e.g. 'bee in one's bonnet'
adjective
beelike play
noun
a gathering of people for a specific purpose e.g. a quilting bee
"In post-colonial homes with large parlors, women frequently gathered in quilting bees and helped neighbors and friends finish their needlepoint work, taking turns working on one of the four corners of the quilt frame."
Merriam Webster Dictionary
noun
Eusocial insects (honeybee - genus apis) that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey.
noun
an eccentric notion e.g. 'bee in one's bonnet'
adjective
beelike play
noun
a gathering of people for a specific purpose e.g. a quilting bee
"In post-colonial homes with large parlors, women frequently gathered in quilting bees and helped neighbors and friends finish their needlepoint work, taking turns working on one of the four corners of the quilt frame."
Merriam Webster Dictionary
grey
adjective
noun
any of a group of grey tones
verb
to become or make grey
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
adjective
- of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light
- greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish
- dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy
- neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion
- of or relating to people of middle age or above
- ancient; venerable
- (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated
noun
any of a group of grey tones
verb
to become or make grey
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
grey matter
noun
1.
the greyish tissue of the brain and spinal cord, containing nerve cell bodies, dendrites, and bare (unmyelinated) axons
Technical name substantia grisea
2.
(informal) brains or intellect
noun
1.
the greyish tissue of the brain and spinal cord, containing nerve cell bodies, dendrites, and bare (unmyelinated) axons
Technical name substantia grisea
2.
(informal) brains or intellect
meme
noun (shortened from mimeme...that which is imitated, after GENE n.)
An element of a culture that may be considered to be passed on by non-genetic means, esp. imitation.
Oxford English Dictionary
noun (shortened from mimeme...that which is imitated, after GENE n.)
An element of a culture that may be considered to be passed on by non-genetic means, esp. imitation.
Oxford English Dictionary
