 silver |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] having the white lustrous sheen of silver | |
| Synonyms: | silvery silvern | |
| Examples: | "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap" "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] made from or largely consisting of silver | |
| Examples: | "silver bracelets" |
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| Related terms: | metallic | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_47 Ag | |
| Related terms: | conductor noble_metal coin_silver sterling_silver argentite | |
| 4. | [ noun ] coins made of silver | |
| Related terms: | precious_metal | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (color) a light shade of gray | |
| Synonyms: | silver_gray ash_grey silver_grey ash_gray | |
| Related terms: | gray | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (food) silverware eating utensils | |
| Synonyms: | flatware | |
| Related terms: | silverware | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (color) lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver | |
| Synonyms: | silvery silverish argent | |
| Examples: | "silvery hair |
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| Related terms: | achromatic | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | |
| Synonyms: | eloquent silver-tongued fluent smooth-spoken facile | |
| Examples: | "able to dazzle with his facile tongue" "silver speech" |
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| Related terms: | articulate | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition | |
| Synonyms: | silver_medal | |
| Related terms: | decoration trophy | |
| 10. | [ verb ] coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam | |
| Examples: | "silver the necklace" |
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| Related terms: | plate flatware | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (fine art,color) make silver in color | |
| Examples: | "Her worries had silvered her hair" |
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| Related terms: | color color ash_gray | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1424 | |
| 13. | [ verb ] (color) turn silver | |
| Examples: | "The man's hair silvered very attractively" |
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| Related terms: | discolor ash_gray | |
| Similar spelling: |
silvery Silvers silvern Silvera Silverio Silveria silvertip silverrod Silverman silverish Silveira Silber solver salver Silberman |
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