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silver
noun(sil-ver)
silverware eating utensils
Synonyms: flatware,
silver
adjective(sil-ver)
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Synonyms: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken,
Examples:
Silver speech.
silver
noun(sil-ver)
a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
Synonyms: silver medal,
silver
adjective(sil-ver)
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
Synonyms: argent, silverish, silvery,
Examples:
Silvery hair.
silver
noun(sil-ver)
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
Synonyms: ag, atomic number 47,
silver
noun(sil-ver)
a light shade of grey
Synonyms: ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey,
silver
adjective(sil-ver)
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
Synonyms: silvern, silvery,
Examples:
A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap.
Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen.
silver
verb(sil-ver)
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
Examples:
Silver the necklace.
silver
noun(sil-ver)
coins made of silver
silver
adjective(sil-ver)
made from or largely consisting of silver
Examples:
Silver bracelets.
silver
verb(sil-ver)
make silver in color
Examples:
Her worries had silvered her hair.
silver
verb(sil-ver)
turn silver
Examples:
The man's hair silvered very attractively.

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