silver

Từ điển Collocation

silver noun

1 metal

ADJ. pure, solid | sterling

VERB + SILVER extract, mine Silver is extracted from silver ore. | set sth in a gemstone set in silver

SILVER + NOUN ore | bar, ingot, plate | mine

2 (also the silver) objects made of silver

ADJ. family He was forced to sell the family silver to pay for the repairs to the house.

VERB + SILVER polish

3 (also silver medal) in sports

ADJ. Olympic

VERB + SILVER get, take, win She got a silver in the long jump. He took the silver this year.

Từ điển WordNet

    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; Ag, atomic number 47
  • coins made of silver
  • a light shade of grey; ash grey, ash gray, silver grey, silver gray
  • silverware eating utensils; flatware
  • a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition; silver medal

    v.

  • coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

    silver the necklace

  • make silver in color

    Her worries had silvered her hair

  • turn silver

    The man's hair silvered very attractively

    adj.

  • made from or largely consisting of silver

    silver bracelets

  • having the white lustrous sheen of silver; silvern, silvery

    a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap

    repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen

  • of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; argent, silvery, silverish

    silvery hair

  • expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

    able to dazzle with his facile tongue

    silver speech

Investopedia Financial Terms

Silver
An element commonly used in jewelry, coins, electronics, and photography. Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any metal.
Investopedia Says:
Silver is considered to be a precious metal.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

silvers|silvered|silvering
syn.: Ag argent ash gray ash grey atomic number 47 eloquent facile flatware fluent silver gray silver grey silver medal silver-tongued silverish silvern silvery smooth-spoken