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PRONUNCIATION OF GREYHEAD

greyhead  [ˌɡreɪˈheəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREYHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greyhead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREYHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of greyhead in the English dictionary

The definition of greyhead in the dictionary is a person with grey hair.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREYHEAD


ascared
əˈskeəd
curly-haired
ˌkɜːlɪˈheəd
dark-haired
ˌdɑːkˈheəd
fair-haired
ˌfeəˈheəd
impaired
ɪmˈpeəd
incompared
ˌɪnkəmˈpeəd
light-haired
ˌlaɪtˈheəd
long-haired
ˌlɒŋˈheəd
self-declared
ˌselfdɪˈkleəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREYHEAD

grey-crowned babbler
grey-faced petrel
grey-haired
grey-state
Grey-Thompson
grey-wave
greyback
greybeard
greybearded
greyed out
greyheaded
greyhen
greyhound
greyhound race
greyhound racing
greying
greyish
greylag
greylag goose
greylist

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREYHEAD

against the head
ahead
arrowhead
forehead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
Holyhead
knock on the head
masthead
overhead
poppyhead
printhead
redhead
sleepyhead
the go-ahead
unthriftyhead
Whitehead

Synonyms and antonyms of greyhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greyhead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREYHEAD

Find out the translation of greyhead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greyhead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greyhead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greyhead
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

greyhead
570 millions of speakers

English

greyhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greyhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greyhead
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

greyhead
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greyhead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greyhead
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

greyhead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greyhead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

greyhead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greyhead
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greyhead
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greyhead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greyhead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greyhead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

greyhead
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greyhead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

greyhead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

greyhead
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greyhead
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

greyhead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Grijskop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

greyhead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greyhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greyhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYHEAD»

The term «greyhead» is used very little and occupies the 159.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYHEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greyhead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greyhead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greyhead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREYHEAD»

Discover the use of greyhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greyhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Business Voyages: Mental Maps, Scripts, Schemata, and Tools ...
Observer was a student at Top-Notch State College. Observer was hired and sent to the Maintenance Shop to tell Jake Greyhead that Observer would be his helper . Jake Greyhead was not sure what to do himself; he then went to the office to ...
Richard John Stapleton, 2010
2
Fraser's Magazine
WITH EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS COMIC AND TRAGIC AUTHORS. “ Delenda est Carthage." “ Our play's a parallel.”-—Prolog. to Duke of Guise. Daamnrxs Pnusonns. GREYHEAD . . . Admiral of all three colours. Sm JAc0nIN G. Captain of“ ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, Thomas Carlyle, 1831
3
American Jihad: A Patriot's Journal of Hell in the Heartland
GREYHEAD YOUR EXACT COORDINATES AT BLOCKX – THEY'LL LAND IN THAT COURTYARD. YOU COPY???” Suddenly white transponder dots scattered in all directions as sounds of gunfire exploded through the speakers. But it wasn't  ...
Thomas Haluszczak, Jr., 2012
4
The Haarlem Legend of the Invention of Printing by Lourens ...
... it presented the following formula : Cornelis + Gael + Junius = sub- minister + puer + puer = boy + boy + boy ; going backwards : Junius the author + Gael the tutor + Cornelis the man of at least 80 years = greyhead + greyhead + greyhead.
Antonius van der Linde, 1871
5
Skeleton Island Fountain of Youth: Captain Kismias Journeys
GREYHEAD-. MANAGES-. People his expertise in choosing the ones who can carry out a function as if the ship were its own city with dentists, cooks, garment makers and the like just a xiii Skeleton Island Fountain of Youth.
Wilma, 2011
6
The Classic
'Owright, arrest me,' said the greyhead trying to humour the boy. He thrust out his hands. Kraang, kraang, went the handcuffs. Two hours later the greyhead was still pleading with Boy- Boy to remove the handcuffs. But Boy-Boy demanded five  ...
‎1966
7
A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
Sixty you, forty us.' Green pants, thouSeeChap with the red whiskers, thou. Greyhead An ad hoc term used almost as an endearment in The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffmann: 'She reached over and touched his hair. “Greyhead,” she said.
Leslie Dunkling, 2008
8
Reluctant Messiah
Zadok ben Amatsya, go home and come to report to me if that is so.” “If it is so, Rabbi, I'll certainly be baptised!” replied the greyhead, and he and his friend left immediately. “Rabbi, I want to be healed too,” a woman dared to call out.
Trevor Steele, 2010
9
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
A greyhead woman frightened from her wits Is nothing — yea ! a very child again. I step towards the fillet-crowned recess, And see a blood-stained suppliant sitting there, Ay ! at the very navel of the fane, Abomination to the sacred place.
‎1839
10
Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems: Process Models ...
His nickname was Kirbasi (=Greyhead; 507), his son was Koca Oglan (=Old One's Boy; 509), and the lineage afterward was called Kirbasi ogullan (sons of Kirbasi, the greyhead). Koca Oglan's son Ali (514), still in the Antalya region, had a son ...
Douglas White, Ulla Johansen, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREYHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greyhead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greyheads rebuild 'habitats' for Bergen homeowners
Each Greyhead has a personal story of why he or she chose to don a hard hat during their retirement days rather than, say, a sun hat on the ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
2
Adam & Eve, Adam & Steve: Africa's next hot potato
They were led by what looked like a young man in his early twenties and close behind him was a greyhead in his late sixties. It turned out that ... «The Swazi Observer, May 15»
3
Obama and his Library-to-Be
... is ready for partying with the fun-loving greyhead Barry Soetoro. They'll eagerly push aside the in-flocking Lincoln Center film society tours to ... «American Thinker, May 15»
4
Jackson man sentenced to federal prison for cocaine charge
... Press reported that Womack was close to former Mayor Frank Melton and was accused of being a member of the "Greyhead" organization. «Mississippi Press, Oct 13»
5
NRCS Helps Provide Pollinator Habitat along SD Highway
... Lewis flax, plains coreopsis, purple coneflower, Illinois bundleflower, blanket flower, thickspike gayfeather and greyhead coneflower. «USDA.gov, Jun 13»
6
Feds Indict Five Jackson Men on Drug Charges
... of the men, Terrence Womack, was close to former Mayor Frank Melton and was accused of being a member of the "Greyhead" organization. «Jackson Free Press, Aug 12»
7
Oliver Stone In Talks With Universal, Taylor Kitsch For 'Savages'
Simon • on Mar 19, 2011 9:41 am. Another much-hyped about movie from an over-the-hill director with several flops in his greyhead career… «Deadline.com, Mar 11»

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