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greylist

greylist noun: a list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.

Noun

greylist (plural greylists)

  1. A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.
  2. (Internet) A technique for blocking spam (junk e-mail) by temporarily rejecting mail from unknown senders. A legitimate sender is likely to try sending again after a delay.

Verb

greylist (third-person singular simple present greylists, present participle greylisting, simple past and past participle greylisted)

  1. (transitive) To place on a greylist.

greylist meaning in Bengali

greylist in Bengali

একটি ধূসর তালিকায় রাখা

Forms of greylist

Noun
pluralgreylists
alternative formgraylist
Verb
third-person singular presentgreylists
present participlegreylisting
past participlegreylisted
pastgreylisted

Origin of greylist

From grey + list.

Questions about greylist

What does greylist mean?
Greylist means a list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.
What is greylist in Bengali?
Greylist in Bengali is একটি ধূসর তালিকায় রাখা. See Greylist meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is greylist?
Greylist can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of greylist?
The plural of greylist is greylists.

Words near greylist in the dictionary

  1. greylag goose
  2. greylags
  3. greylead
  4. greyleads
  5. greyline
  6. greylist
  7. greylisted
  8. greylisting
  9. greylists
  10. greyly
  11. greymail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greylist (page history and authors); greylist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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