fray

As a proper noun ray

is from a (etyl) nickname meaning a king or a roe.

As a noun fray is

affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.

As a verb fray is

to unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.

As verbs the difference between gray and fray

is that gray is to become gray while fray is to unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.

As nouns the difference between gray and fray

is that gray is an achromatic colour intermediate between black and white while fray is affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.

As an adjective gray

is having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

As a proper noun Gray

is {{surname|from=nicknames}}; originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair.

As verbs the difference between tufted and fray

is that tufted is past tense of tuft while fray is to unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.

As an adjective tufted

is having tufts.

As a noun fray is

affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.