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greyware

greyware noun: a style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.

Noun (1)

greyware (uncountable)

  1. A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.

Noun (2)

greyware (uncountable)

  1. Software that is not outright malicious but is generally undesirable or annoying, such as adware.

greyware meaning in Tamil

greyware in Tamil

சாம்பல்நிற மட்கலன்

Forms of greyware

alternative formgrayware

Origin of greyware

From grey + -ware (“substance”).

From grey + -ware (“software”).

Questions about greyware

What does greyware mean?
Greyware means a style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.
What is greyware in Tamil?
Greyware in Tamil is சாம்பல்நிற மட்கலன். See Greyware meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is greyware?
Greyware is a noun.

Words near greyware in the dictionary

  1. Greytak
  2. Greytaks
  3. Greytown
  4. greywacke
  5. greywackes
  6. greyware
  7. greywater
  8. greywaters
  9. greywether
  10. greywethers
  11. greyzem

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greyware (page history and authors); greyware (Tamil 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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