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silver

silver

241 1.0
Made from a shiny white metal often used for coins and jewellery
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪlvər/
translation icon : de plata
  • I like the matte silver on one side and the matte white on the other.
  • a silver coin
  • a silver spoon
  • silver print

Examples

  • So I do gravitate towards silver for my jewelry, clearly.

  • He admired the silver cufflinks that added a touch of elegance to his suit.

  • Yeah, you got me a silver car.

  • And these little pieces being silver is crazy.

  • I mean, look, a nine to five silver ring.

  • The lenses they now also make in silver to make it work with the camera.

  • Get me some silver chains.

  • I dreamed about a beautiful silver fish dancing on the table.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We'll buy a silver BMW with black leather seats and a sunroof.

  • The cupboard displays a complete set of Haviland china and a silver bowl of peonies.

    Fiction book (1990)

Idioms

5 5.1

To get something very easily without having to work for it

To give someone money to get a favor, often as a bribe

Give up valuable family items to solve money problems

Compounds

silver lining
  • Informal
43 3.5

A good thing that comes from a bad situation

15 1.1

A metal object, usually silver, given to the person who comes second in a competition

Silver Star
  • Formal
13 5.9

A medal that the United States military gives for brave actions in battle

10 3.8

The world of movies and the people who make them

silver dollar
  • Archaic
9 3.7

A coin worth one dollar made of silver often kept by collectors

sterling silver
  • Specialized
7 3.6

A metal made from silver mixed with other metals for jewelry and tableware

silver bullet
  • Informal
6 5.3

A simple answer that seems to fix a very hard problem quickly

silver spoon
  • Informal
5 3.6

A life starting in a rich family with many advantages

silver tongue
  • Informal
3 7.4

A skill at speaking in a way that convinces people

3 3.4

A place where people dig to take silver from the ground

Able to speak in a way that charms and persuades people

silver nitrate
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A white chemical used in photography and to stop wound infection

silver iodide
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A yellow chemical used in taking photos and to help make rain fall from clouds

1 8.7

U.S. paper money that people could exchange for silver

1 2.3

A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

1 3.0

A grey color that looks shiny like silver

family silver
  • Informal
1 6.9

Valuable things a family keeps and gives to later generations

A plant with flat round silver seed pods used in decoration

1 5.1

A North American tree that grows fast and has light green leaves white underneath

1 5.1

A celebration of 25 years since an important event like a marriage or founding

1 3.1

Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals

1 5.7

An American military medal given for brave actions in battle

A celebration for a couple on their 25th year of marriage

1 3.4

A light shiny blue color like the paint on a car

1 4.2

A light green color with a shiny silvery look

coin silver
  • Archaic
7.0

A type of silver that is about 90 percent pure and used to make coins

A tall evergreen tree from central and southern Europe with smooth grey bark and wood used for building

mild silver protein
  • Specialized
7.9

A medicine made from silver and protein that kills germs on skin or in the eye

German silver
  • Specialized
7.7

A silvery metal mix of copper, zinc, and nickel that contains no silver

nickel silver
  • Specialized
7.4

A metal made from copper, nickel, and zinc that looks like silver and is used for knives and forks

A medium or tall fir tree from western North America with a cone shape and orange-smelling leaves when crushed

A medium to tall fir from western North America with tiered branches and orange-scented needles when crushed

silver age
  • Literature
7.5

A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age

silver ash
  • Australian
9.9

An Australian tree with pale wood used for furniture

A tree with silvery white peeling bark and drooping branches

silver bromide
  • Specialized
7.0

A white or pale yellow salt that darkens in light and is used in black-and-white photography

silver beech
  • New Zealand
8.0

A tree from New Zealand with pale silvery bark

8.3

A North American tree with white bell-shaped flowers

A small bush or tree with silvery leaves and small yellow fruits

silver chloride
  • Specialized
5.7

A white chemical that does not dissolve in water and is used in photography, electrochemistry, and some medicines

silver fox
  • Informal
7.5

An attractive, stylish older man with grey hair

A thin shiny layer of ice on grass or branches

2.6

A light gray color like shiny metal

silver grass
  • Australian
8.6

A tall plant with long, shiny silver leaves that grows in fields

6.6

A sea fish found off the Atlantic coast of North America that people eat

A strong feeling of love and connection between a mother and her child

A fern with pale white undersides on its leaves

A tall evergreen tree with flat needles white or silvery underneath and a straight trunk

A red fox with dark fur and white tips kept for its fur

9.9

A small silvery fish found near sandy shores of the western Atlantic

silver oak
  • Australian
7.8

A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers

A small bush with silvery leaves and white flowers

A climbing plant with fragrant greenish flowers often grown for decoration

A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks

8.9

A large tree with leaves that are silver underneath often planted in parks

6.0

A small shiny fish in the United States that people catch to eat or for sport

silver pine
  • New Zealand
7.5

A New Zealand tree with shiny pale wood used for furniture

9.9

A tree from Australia with hard white wood, shiny green leaves, white flowers and bright blue fruit

8.1

A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals

A low bush with pale grey leaves that gives animals shelter and food

4.1

A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes

3.1

Pink fatty meat from a small salmon often sold and eaten as food

7.8

A tall pine from western North America with blue-green needles and bark that forms plates

silver plate
  • Specialized
4.3

A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it

silver protein
  • Specialized
7.9

A liquid made of protein and silver used on skin to stop bacteria

silver quandong
  • Australian
9.9

A pale wood from the quandong tree that is easy to shape for furniture

A white or shiny surface in a cinema for showing movies

A thin flat piece of silver metal used to make jewelry or small items

5.8

A nickname for Nevada from its history of silver mining

A money system where coins are worth a set amount of silver

silver standard
  • Specialized
7.6

A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one

8.8

A storm when freezing rain covers everything in ice

An outer surface on a building made from shiny silver metal sheets

How Pure

silver
241 1.0
coin silver
  • Archaic
7.0

Surface Forms

silver positive
silverer comparative
silverest superlative

Etymology

The adjective silver meaning 'made from silver' comes directly from the metal name silver. That is why a 'silver' spoon or earring is one made of or containing the silver metal.