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gray knight

gray knight is the alternative spelling of grey knight.

Meaning of grey knight

Noun

grey knight (plural grey knights)

  1. In a corporate takeover, a bidder whose intentions are undeclared.
  2. Any member of the species Tricholoma terreum of grey-capped mushrooms native to coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America/
    Synonyms:
    dirty tricholoma

Forms of gray knight

pluralgray knights

Questions about gray knight

What is gray knight the alternative spelling of?
Gray knight is the alternative spelling of grey knight.

Words near gray knight in the dictionary

  1. gray hydrogen
  2. gray iron
  3. gray irons
  4. gray jay
  5. gray jays
  6. gray knight
  7. gray knights
  8. Gray Lady
  9. gray langur
  10. gray langurs
  11. gray literature

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