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Grizzly

Somewhat gray; grizzled.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Bruin 76% connected

A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Grizzle 74% connected

Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Grizzle 74% connected

Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Gray 92% connected

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray ey…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Grey 92% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hoar 92% connected

White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hoary 92% connected

White or whitish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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