Definitions for silver

Definitions for (noun) silver

Main entry: flatware, silver

Definition: silverware eating utensils


Main entry: silver, silver medal

Definition: a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition


Main entry: silver, silver gray, silver grey, ash gray, ash grey

Definition: a light shade of grey


Main entry: silver

Definition: coins made of silver


Main entry: silver, atomic number 47, Ag

Definition: 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


Definitions for (verb) silver

Main entry: silver

Definition: turn silver

Usage: The man's hair silvered very attractively


Main entry: silver

Definition: make silver in color

Usage: Her worries had silvered her hair


Main entry: silver

Definition: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

Usage: silver the necklace


Definitions for (adj) silver

Main entry: eloquent, fluent, facile, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

Definition: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Usage: able to dazzle with his facile tongue; silver speech


Main entry: silver, silvern, silvery

Definition: having the white lustrous sheen of silver

Usage: a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap; repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen


Main entry: silverish, silvery, silver, argent

Definition: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

Usage: silvery hair


Main entry: silver

Definition: made from or largely consisting of silver

Usage: silver bracelets


Visual thesaurus for silver