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| sil·ver [ sílvər ] |
noun (plural sil·vers) |
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1. shiny grayish element: a shiny grayish white metallic element that has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance. Use: coins, ornaments, jewelry, dental materials, solders, photographic chemicals, conductors.
Symbol Ag
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2. household silver articles: items of tableware or other household goods that are made of silver, coated with silver plate, or made of a silver-colored metal
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3. coins coins: money, especially coins made of silver or a silver-colored metal
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4. colors lustrous grayish white: a lustrous grayish white color
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5. photog silver compound: a compound of silver used in photography, e.g. to make paper sensitive to light
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6.
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informal
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Same as silver medal
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adjective |
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1. made of silver: made of, plated with, or containing silver
  a silver bracelet
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2. with color of silver: of the color silver
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3. shiny: shining like silver
silver moonlight
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4. of 25th anniversary: relating to the 25th anniversary of something
silver wedding anniversary
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5. resonant: pleasingly resonant and clear in tone
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6. fluent: fluent or persuasively eloquent
a silver tongue
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verb (past and past participle sil·vered, present participle sil·ver·ing, 3rd person present singular sil·vers) |
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1. transitive verb coat something with silver: to coat something with a layer of silver or a similar shiny material
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make or become like silver: to become like silver in color or sheen, or cause something to do this
Frost silvered the trees.
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| [ Old English siolfor< Germanic] |
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| sil·ver·er noun |
| sil·ver·ing noun |
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