English to English
silver
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adjective (a)
- Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- 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(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- coins made of silver(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- a light shade of grey(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- made from or largely consisting of silver(adj.all)Example:
Silver bracelets.
source: wordnet30 - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively(adj.all)Example:
Silver speech.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam(verb.contact)Example:
Silver the necklace.
source: wordnet30 - make silver in color(verb.change)Example:
Her worries had silvered her hair.
source: wordnet30 - turn silver(verb.change)Example:
The man's hair silvered very attractively.
source: wordnet30 - To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.(verb)source: webster1913
- To acquire a silvery color.(verb)source: webster1913