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Silver

/ˈsɪl.və/

A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

📖 Definitions of "Silver"

noun
  1. 1

    A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

  2. 2

    (collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

  3. 3

    (collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

  4. 4

    (collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

verb
  1. 1

    To acquire a silvery colour.

  2. 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"

  3. 3

    To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

  4. 4

    To make hoary, or white, like silver.

adjective
  1. 1

    Made from silver.

  2. 2

    Made from another white metal.

  3. 3

    Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

  4. 4

    Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

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