26984 words

silver

7 definitions • 11 examples
1
a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and decorative objects:

Examples:

solid silver We gave them a dish made of solid silver as a wedding present.
the silver Cleaning the silver (= silver objects) is a dirty job.
Shall we use the silver (= knives, spoons, plates, etc. made of silver) for dinner tonight?
UK I need some silver (= coins made of silver or a metal of similar appearance) for the ticket machine in the car park.
2
a small disc of silver, or a metal that looks like silver, that is given to the person who comes second in a competition, especially in a sport:

Examples:

Great Britain won (a) silver/a silver medal in the javelin.
3
the shiny grey colour of the metal silver:

Examples:

Do these shoes come in silver?
The brand sticks to a very neutral palette: whites, blacks, silvers and greys.
4
made of silver, or of the colour of silver:

Examples:

a silver ring
My grandmother has silver hair.
5
to cover something, especially glass, with a thin layer of silver-coloured material in order to make a mirror
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(of) a bright gray-white color:

Examples:

silver hair
The book jacket was printed in silver and black.

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