 gold |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (color) a deep yellow color | |
| Synonyms: | amber | |
| Examples: | "an amber light illuminated the room" "he admired the gold of her hair" |
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| Related terms: | yellow | |
| 2. | [ noun ] coins made of gold | |
| Related terms: | precious_metal | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_79 Au | |
| Related terms: | noble_metal guinea_gold gold_dust green_gold gold_leaf sylvanite dental_gold gold_foil | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (color) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | |
| Synonyms: | golden gilded gilt aureate | |
| Examples: | "long aureate (or golden) hair" "a gold carpet" |
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| Related terms: | chromatic | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] made from or covered with gold | |
| Synonyms: | golden gilded | |
| Examples: | "gold coins" "the gold dome of the Capitol" "the golden calf" "gilded icons" |
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| Related terms: | metallic | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1984 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc. | |
| Examples: | "the child was as good as gold" "she has a heart of gold" |
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| Related terms: | invaluableness | |
| 8. | [ noun ] great wealth | |
| Examples: | "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson |
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| Related terms: | wealth | |
| Similar spelling: |
gould Goold Golda Goldie Goldey Goulet Goliday |
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