silver
- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər/
- The overall winner receives a gold medal, the Ollie Fife Award, and silver medals are awarded to the other category winners.
- a silver medal
How did it feel when you got first year junior gold and then you're senior silver?
- How did it feel when you got first year junior gold and then you're senior silver?
Examples
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Another lesser award was a small silver replica of a standard known as a Vexillium.
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Gold stars were received by the top spellers, followed by silver stars for the next best set of spellers.
Academic text (1996) -
You're both playing for the silver.
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The champ would win some prizes and a shiny silver cup.
Fiction book (1998) -
The second-best silver will be at your disposal, Mrs. Croft.
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2:33 p.m.: Cambridge Boat Club takes the gold and silver in the Master Women's Doubles.
Blog text (14) -
A Cuban, Fonst, won Latin America's first medals, a silver and a gold in 1900 in fencing.
Academic text (1995) -
The athlete proudly held the silver cup after finishing in second place.
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After intense competition, she was awarded the silver trophy for her outstanding performance.
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He celebrated his victory with friends while showing off the silver medal he won in the tournament.
Synonyms
An award given for winning a competition or achievement
A flat round piece of metal given as an award or to remember an event
An object like a cup or medal kept as a prize for winning
A metal object, usually silver, given to the person who comes second in a competition
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
- Specialized
A yellow chemical used in taking photos and to help make rain fall from clouds
- US
A North American tree that grows fast and has light green leaves white underneath
- Formal
A celebration of 25 years since an important event like a marriage or founding
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
A tall evergreen tree from central and southern Europe with smooth grey bark and wood used for building
- Specialized
A medicine made from silver and protein that kills germs on skin or in the eye
- Specialized
A silvery metal mix of copper, zinc, and nickel that contains no silver
- Specialized
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
- Literature
A period of strong achievement in art or culture that is less than a golden age
- Specialized
A white or pale yellow salt that darkens in light and is used in black-and-white photography
- Specialized
A white chemical that does not dissolve in water and is used in photography, electrochemistry, and some medicines
A tall evergreen tree with flat needles white or silvery underneath and a straight trunk
- Australian
A small Australian tree with narrow grey-green hanging leaves and white or cream flowers
A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks
- Australian
A tree from Australia with hard white wood, shiny green leaves, white flowers and bright blue fruit
- US
A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals
A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes
- US
A tall pine from western North America with blue-green needles and bark that forms plates
- Specialized
A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it
- Australian
A pale wood from the quandong tree that is easy to shape for furniture
- Specialized
A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one
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Etymology
Silver for a second-place prize comes from the use of the metal silver for awards, with gold for first place. So winning 'silver' means getting the prize made of or like silver.