silver

/'silvə/

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The word "silver" can be used as a noun, verb, and adjective, and it has several meanings. Let's break it down:

Noun:

1. Definition: Silver is a shiny, grey-white metal that is valuable and used to make jewelry, coins, and other items. It is also used to describe a type of trophy awarded for second place in competitions.

   • Example: "She won a silver medal in the race."

2. Other Meanings:

   • Silverware: This refers to eating utensils made of silver.
   • Coins: Silver coins are made of silver metal.

Verb:

1. Definition: To "silver" means to cover something with a layer of silver or to change something to a silver color.
   • Example: "They silvered the frame of the mirror."
   • Advanced Usage: It can also refer to turning hair grey, often due to age, as in "Her worries had silvered her hair."

Adjective:

1. Definition: When used as an adjective, "silver" describes something that has the color or appearance of silver. It can also mean something that is shiny or bright.
   • Example: "She wore a beautiful silver dress."
   • Advanced Usage: "He had silvery hair that glimmered in the sunlight."

Variants:

• Silvery: This is an adjective that describes something that has a sheen or appearance of silver.
  • Example: "The lake had a silvery surface under the moonlight."

Synonyms:

• Metallic: Referring to the shiny quality of silver.
• Grey: In terms of color, silver can also be described as a light shade of grey.
• Argent: An old term referring to silver, often used in heraldry.

Different Meanings:

• As a color: Silver can refer to the light grey color that resembles the metal.
• As a symbol: Silver often symbolizes value, prestige, or achievement (like in awards).

Idioms & Phrasal Verbs:

• "Every cloud has a silver lining": This idiom means that even in bad situations, there is always some good aspect or hope.
• "Silver-tongued": This phrase describes someone who is very eloquent and persuasive in speaking.

Summary:

• Noun: A valuable metal, a trophy, utensils.
• Verb: To cover with silver, to turn grey.
• Adjective: Describing something shiny or grey.
• Variants: Silvery.
• Synonyms: Metallic, grey, argent.

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Adjective

1. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
   • able to dazzle with his facile tongue
   • silver speech
2. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
   • silvery hair
3. having the white lustrous sheen of silver
   • a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
   • repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
4. made from or largely consisting of silver
   • silver bracelets

Verb

1. turn silver
   • The man's hair silvered very attractively
2. make silver in color
   • Her worries had silvered her hair
3. coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
   • silver the necklace

Noun

1. a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
2. silverware eating utensils
3. a light shade of grey
4. coins made of silver
5. 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

• eloquent
• facile
• fluent
• silver-tongued
• smooth-spoken
• argent
• silvery
• silverish
• silvern
• silver medal
• flatware
• ash grey
• ash gray
• silver grey
• silver gray
• Ag
• atomic number 47