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gold

gold

462 1.0
Made from a soft yellow metal or showing that yellow color
  • adjective
  • /ɡoʊld/
: dorado
  • Look at that matte black box with nice gold font on it.

This is a soft pink base with a gold Sheen duochrome.

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Examples

  • And then I got this gold cuff, which I love.

  • And then we went for like all gold fixtures.

  • It's like golden rose, like rose gold, rose gold, whatever.

  • I love like the little rose gold kind of a thing.

  • Let's try some rose gold, which is always nice.

  • See a little contrast with that gold over here too.

  • It looks like kind of a soft gold, but super brightening.

  • This is a soft pink base with a gold Sheen duochrome.

  • It looks like they're little gold bows with pearls.

  • The jewelry shop displayed a stunning necklace made of gold that sparkled under the lights.

Synonyms

golden
vsgold
131 1.2

Made of gold or covered with gold

is the broader label for being made of or having that metal color
gilt
vsgold
7 6.8

Having a deep golden color like real gold

is more general and includes any material or color of that metal
gold-colored
vsgold
  • US
4 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

is the standard term covering both material and color meanings
golden-yellow
vsgold
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is the broader term that also includes being actual metal
old gold
vsgold
1 5.7

A dark yellow color with a little brown tone

is the general label for being metal or having its bright color
gilded
vsgold
1 5.7

Has a deep warm gold color

covers that hue but also means being made of the metal
goldish
vsgold
1 3.8

Having a light gold color or shine

is stronger, meaning actual metal material or the true metal color
aureate
vsgold
1 9.9

Having a deep golden color like gold

is the wider concept that can mean material or any similar color
aureus
vsgold
1 8.5

Having a golden color or made of gold

is the general term for being made of that metal or having its color

Idioms

heart of gold
  • Informal
25 2.9

A person who is very kind and generous

To try very hard to win first place in a competition

1 7.7

Very rare and hard to get

1 9.9

A chance to make money in a place or situation

To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future

Compounds

107 1.1

A medal made of gold that a winner gets in competitions, often in sports

gold mine
  • Informal
36 3.2

A source of many useful things like information or money

28 6.1

A woman who starts relationships with men mainly to get money or gifts

gold standard
  • Specialized
26 5.1

A system where people can exchange a country's money for gold

19 3.0

A time when many people go quickly to a place to look for gold

pot of gold
  • Informal
18 4.1

A reward that someone hopes to get but finds hard to reach

17 3.9

The best and most trusted example that people use to judge other things

12 3.3

A place where people dig to find gold

gold plate
  • Specialized
11 3.9

A thin layer of gold put on the surface of another material for decoration or protection

10 4.2

Small pieces of gold that you find in rivers or the ground

9 2.7

Metal that is only gold with nothing else in it

8 4.3

Very thin sheets of gold used to decorate objects and food

8 3.6

A sudden time when many people start a new business to try to get rich

fool's gold
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A shiny yellow rock or thing that looks like gold but is worthless

4 4.1

A pale, silver-coloured metal that people make by mixing gold with other metals for jewellery

4 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

liquid gold
  • Informal
4 5.6

A valuable liquid like oil or honey

4 6.3

A wealthy area by the coast with large, expensive houses

3 3.1

A person who digs or pans for gold

24-karat gold
  • Specialized
3 3.0

Pure gold containing no other metals

2 3.9

A piece of tableware or object of ordinary metal covered with a thin layer of gold

18-karat gold
  • Specialized
2 3.0

A metal with 75 percent pure gold used in jewelry

2 5.5

A strong excitement and greed to find gold during a gold rush

comedy gold
  • Informal
2 5.1

A joke or moment in a show that people find very funny and memorable

gold foil
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Very thin sheets of gold used to decorate things like frames and art

1 4.6

A valuable black oil that countries sell for money

1 5.3

A cord of shiny gold thread used to decorate clothes or curtains

1 5.3

A person who digs or pans for gold at a mine

1 9.3

A strong, popular type of marijuana first grown near Acapulco, Mexico

green gold
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A mixture of gold and silver that has a slight green color

1 5.7

A dark yellow color with a little brown tone

1 7.1

The former name of the country now called Ghana when it was a British colony

paper gold
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Financial products that let people invest in gold without holding physical gold

gold alloy
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A mix of gold and other metals made to be stronger or change color

22-karat gold
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A metal made of about 87 percent gold used for jewelry

1 9.9

A person who hammers gold into very thin sheets to cover objects

dental gold
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A mix of gold and other metals dentists use for fillings and crowns because it lasts a long time

paper gold
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Money the IMF creates to help member countries keep their currencies stable without physical gold

1 6.5

A person who washes soil and small stones in a pan to find gold

guinea gold
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A 22-karat yellow gold used to make old British coins

1 9.9

A fern from the West Indies and South America with bright yellow undersides on its fronds

A large North American spider with black and yellow markings often found in gardens

alpine gold
  • Specialized
9.3

A low plant with small bright yellow flowers that grows on rocky mountain slopes

mosaic gold
  • Specialized
9.9

A bright yellow powder used to make art and frames look like gold

An annual plant with small yellow flowers grown for oil-rich seeds and fiber

gold telluride
  • Specialized
8.9

A mineral made of gold combined with tellurium found in gold deposits

A very small North American bird with a bright golden crown on its head

A small flying insect with a white furry body and a yellow tuft at the tail

A person who makes jewelry and other things from gold

guinea gold vine
  • Australian
9.9

A climbing plant that stays green all year with large bright yellow flowers

guinea gold
  • Archaic
9.4

A reddish brass metal often used for cheap jewelry and fittings

hidden gold mine
  • Informal
6.0

A place or thing that has valuable information not easy to find

Surface Forms

gold positive

Etymology

Gold comes from an old German word meaning 'yellow' or 'shining', a link you can feel in words such as yellow and glow. That's why we use gold to describe things made of the metal or things that have its bright yellow color.