copper

Từ điển Collocation

copper noun

ADJ. molten | beaten | unalloyed | burnished Her hair shone like burnished copper.

VERB + COPPER mine | produce | be alloyed with silver alloyed with copper

COPPER + VERB be alloyed with sth copper alloyed with arsenic

COPPER + NOUN mine | miner | mining, smelting | deposit, ore | alloy, sulphate | coin, ingot, pipe, plate, wire | engraving

PREP. in ~ (= using copper) She works mainly in copper.

PHRASES an alloy of copper and/with sth Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor; Cu, atomic number 29
  • a copper penny
  • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman; bull, cop, fuzz, pig
  • a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper; copper color
  • any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

    v.

  • coat with a layer of copper

English Slang Dictionary

a policeman/woman [Mid 1800s U.S.]

English Idioms Dictionary

(See cop)

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

coppers|coppered|coppering
syn.: Cu atomic number 29 bull cop copper color fuzz pig