silver-colored
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- adjective
- /ˈsɪlvərˌkʌlərd/
- US
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plateado
- They didn't even wait a minute to click their silver-colored cuffs on my wrists.
- silver-colored metal
Examples
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When I thought of Connecticut, I thought of the woods and pine needle floors and muddy streams with skinny, silver-colored minnows.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was assumed that this was the prostitute or part-time prostitute suggested by the inspector; as with Ron Thomas, interest in the silver-colored Vauxhall was abandoned.
Fiction book (1993) -
As colorful as those medals are, Max Ramsey is most excited about getting that silver-colored Marksmanship Badge.
Blog text (8) -
Outside, parked just behind his own adequate coupe, he found an enormous silver-colored roadster of English make and custom design.
Fiction book (1997) -
Emily accepts the silver-colored plastic cup from the mayor and graciously names her three classmates as contributors.
Fiction book (1998) -
"You appear to be a brute, Thomas," the inspector pronounced in a take-it-or-leave-it voice and turned his attention to a silver-colored Vauxhall that had been noticed cruising in the vicinity.
Fiction book (1993) -
Because the U.S. Mint didn't make any silver-colored pennies in 1902, it sounds like your coin may have been plated with pewter or covered in mercury (which is very hazardous to touch).
Blog text (9) -
Theresa pulled him over to a silver-colored vehicle that gleamed under the store lights.
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In a few dozen steps, Xi realized that he was looking at a silver-colored car.
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At center court, Kearney lifted the silver-colored whistle that hung around his neck.
Synonyms
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Having a shiny light gray color like the metal used for coins and jewellery
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A light grey color that shines like a coin or moonlight
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A grey color that looks shiny like silver
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A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
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A pale shiny white color that looks like metal
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A pale white color that shines like silver
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A light grey colour that is slightly shiny like a coin
A pale shiny grey colour like the metal used for coins
Having a shiny light gray color like silver
A light gray color like shiny metal
How Silvery
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Etymology
The word silver-colored comes from the metal silver, which has a 'shiny' pale grey look, and the word colored, meaning 'having a color'. So, silver-colored means 'having the color or look of silver', like a shiny coin or a piece of jewellery.