silver
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/ˈsɪl.və/
English
Definitions
noun
- A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
- (collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
- (collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
- (collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
verb
- To acquire a silvery colour.
- To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.“to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury”
- To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
- To make hoary, or white, like silver.
adjective
- Made from silver.
- Made from another white metal.
- Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
- Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
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Synonyms
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