silver
- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər/
- The car was painted in a beautiful silver shade that shimmered in the sunlight.
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Watch on YouTubeWe've had greens, we've had Blues, we've had silvers, we've had near blacks.
- We've had greens, we've had Blues, we've had silvers, we've had near blacks.
- Not, not red, silver, black, something very what kind?
- It is like a purple, a silver, a blue.
- It's like a pink but a silver and a gold and a bronze all in one.
Examples
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So it's not quite silver, not quite gold.
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We have a black, a silver, and a gold.
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I actually think the green with the silver looks great.
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This is like a black and silver glass kind of thing.
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It's going to be available in red, silver and the light blue.
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See, it also comes in silver, but I bought black because it looks cooler.
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The stars were diamonds, crystal, silver, snow, ice.
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Everything was white, silver, or glass, except the black burglar bars over the windows and door.
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The Gray Deer River glinted silver in the light of the stars.
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You've got a lot of pastels, a lot of pink, silver, apricot, soft yellow.
Synonyms
A light gray color like shiny metal
A pale grey color with a soft, shiny look
A very pale gray color like the powder left after a fire
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A metal object, usually silver, given to the person who comes second in a competition
- Specialized
A metal made from silver mixed with other metals for jewelry and tableware
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
- Literature
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
A yellow chemical used in taking photos and to help make rain fall from clouds
- Formal
A celebration of 25 years since an important event like a marriage or founding
- US
A North American tree that grows fast and has light green leaves white underneath
A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes
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A metal filler that contains silver for joining metal parts like jewelry or pipes
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A metal made from copper, nickel, and zinc that looks like silver and is used for knives and forks
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A silvery metal mix of copper, zinc, and nickel that contains no silver
- Australian
A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers
A tall evergreen tree with flat needles white or silvery underneath and a straight trunk
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A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it
A medium to tall fir from western North America with tiered branches and orange-scented needles when crushed
A tall evergreen tree with blue-green needles and lower branches that sweep down as it ages
- US
A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals
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A white or pale yellow salt that darkens in light and is used in black-and-white photography
A climbing plant from East Asia with leaves marked silver and yellow edible fruit that cats often like
- UK
A coating of ice from freezing rain that makes roads and trees shiny and dangerous
A small bush from the Canary Islands with white flowers and silvery leaves and hairy stems
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A white chemical that does not dissolve in water and is used in photography, electrochemistry, and some medicines
A tall evergreen tree from central and southern Europe with smooth grey bark and wood used for building
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A medicine made from silver and protein that kills germs on skin or in the eye
A medium or tall fir tree from western North America with a cone shape and orange-smelling leaves when crushed
How Shiny
Surface Forms
Etymology
Silver as a color comes from how the metal silver looks: a light gray with a bright, shiny surface. So something described as 'silver' is a light, metallic gray like the metal.