gold
- noun
- /ɡoʊld/
- They're just taking every opportunity here and spinning it into pure gold.
- the gold standard
- the gold standard technique
Consequently, they say Bitcoin is less digital gold and more digital beef.
- Consequently, they say Bitcoin is less digital gold and more digital beef.
- Do I think it's going to be worth more than gold in terms of that mix?
- Like that, you know, pot of gold of, of, of knowledge.
Examples
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As usual, he challenged himself to go for the gold and applied to the California Institute of the Arts.
Academic text (2013) -
He's like that big pot of gold I've always dreamed of.
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"That part of you more precious than gold this will protect from catching cold."
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I had literally found an educational gold mine in God's most beautiful skies.
Academic text (1990) -
May you, the graduates, find the gold that does not glitter.
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But gold is honorable... and Lawrence promised gold.
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No doubt the image of America as a land of gold was appealing to all young Irish emigrants.
Academic text (1990) -
Evie was to have a gold locket she never knew her mother owned.
Fiction book (1992) -
"'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold," he said, "'and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.
Fiction book (1991) -
The jeweler crafted a stunning necklace out of gold that gleamed in the sunlight.
Synonyms
A person who is loved or admired for special qualities
Antonyms
Idioms
To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future
Compounds
A pale, silver-coloured metal that people make by mixing gold with other metals for jewellery
- Specialized
A thin layer of gold put on the surface of another material for decoration or protection
A large North American spider with black and yellow markings often found in gardens
- Specialized
A mix of gold and other metals dentists use for fillings and crowns because it lasts a long time
- Specialized
A low plant with small bright yellow flowers that grows on rocky mountain slopes
- UK
A fern from the West Indies and South America with bright yellow undersides on its fronds
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A mineral made of gold combined with tellurium found in gold deposits
- Australian
A climbing plant that stays green all year with large bright yellow flowers
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Money the IMF creates to help member countries keep their currencies stable without physical gold
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Financial products that let people invest in gold without holding physical gold
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Etymology
Gold comes from an old German word meaning 'yellow' or 'shining', a meaning you also find in simple words like yellow and glow. Because the metal is rare and beautiful, gold later came to mean something very precious or excellent.