Word before scale or whale Crossword Clue

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Word before scale or whale Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make grey
2. turn grey
(noun)
1. English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
2. clothing that is a grey color
(adjective)
1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
2. used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCALE (noun)
1. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
2. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
SCALE (verb)
1. remove the scales from
2. reach the highest point of
WHALE (noun)
1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
WHALE (verb)
1. hunt for whales

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