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silver
1[ sil-ver ]
noun
- Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. : Ag; : 107.870; : 47; : 10.5 at 20°C.
- coin made of this metal; specie; money:
a handful of silver.
- this metal as a commodity or considered as a currency standard.
- table articles made of or plated with silver, including flatware and hollowware.
- any flatware:
The kitchen silver is of stainless steel.
- something resembling this metal in color, luster, etc.
- a lustrous grayish white or whitish gray, or the color of the metal:
the silver of the leaves.
- any of the silver halides used for photographic purposes, as silver bromide, silver chloride, or silver iodide.
adjective
- consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
- of or relating to silver.
- producing or yielding silver.
- resembling silver; silvery:
the silver moon.
- clear and soft:
silver sounds.
- eloquent; persuasive:
a silver tongue.
- urging the use of silver as a currency standard:
silver economists.
- indicating the twenty-fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
- having the color silver:
a silver dress.
verb (used with object)
- to coat with silver or some silverlike substance.
- to give a silvery color to.
verb (used without object)
- to become a silvery color.
Silver
2[ sil-ver ]
noun
- Ab·ba Hillel [ab, -, uh], 1893–1963, U.S. rabbi, born in Lithuania.
silver
/ ˈsɪlvə /
noun
- a very ductile malleable brilliant greyish-white element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal. It occurs free and in argentite and other ores: used in jewellery, tableware, coinage, electrical contacts, and in electroplating. Its compounds are used in photography. Symbol: Ag; atomic no: 47; atomic wt: 107.8682; valency: 1 or 2; relative density: 10.50; melting pt: 961.93°C; boiling pt: 2163°C
- ( as modifier ) argent
a silver coin
- coin made of, or having the appearance of, this metal
- cutlery, whether made of silver or not
- any household articles made of silver
- photog any of a number of silver compounds used either as photosensitive substances in emulsions or as sensitizers
- a brilliant or light greyish-white colour
- ( as adjective )
silver hair
- short for silver medal
adjective
- well-articulated
silver speech
- prenominal denoting the 25th in a series, esp an annual series
a silver wedding anniversary
verb
- tr to coat with silver or a silvery substance
to silver a spoon
- to become or cause to become silvery in colour
- to become or cause to become elderly
silver
/ sĭl′vər /
- A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2.
Derived Forms
- ˈsilverer, noun
- ˈsilvering, noun
Other Words From
- silver·er noun
- silver·ish adjective
- silver·less adjective
- silver·like adjective
- silver·ness noun
- non·silver noun adjective
- re·silver verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of silver1
Word History and Origins
Origin of silver1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with silver , also see born with a silver spoon ; cross someone's palm with silver ; hand to on a silver platter .Example Sentences
James Finlayson failed to make it as a lead man in Holywood but became one of the most memorable comic foils ever to grace the silver screen.
Another person in the car, a silver Mercedes, suffered a brain injury and multiple skull fractures but survived.
But then the Spaniards saw how it “motivated” their native workforce at the silver mines in Potosí, which was paid in coca.
Her father's depicted the blue tractor he had on his farm and the motif of the silver band of which he was a member for most of his life.
GB were also runners-up in the women's 4x400m relay, meaning the squad finished eighth in the medal table with one gold, three silvers and three bronze medals in Apeldoorn.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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