silver
noun
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A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
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(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
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(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
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(collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
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A shiny gray color.
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Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.
verb
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To acquire a silvery colour.
- 2
To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
“to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury”
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To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
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To make hoary, or white, like silver.
adjective
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Made from silver.
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Made from another white metal.
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Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
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Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
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(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.
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Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
“a silver-voiced young girl”
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