silver

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪlvər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪlvə(r)/
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noun
A2

A precious metal, often shiny and white, used in jewelry and coins.

She wore a beautiful silver necklace.

A2

A color that is shiny and grey-white.

The car had a sleek silver finish.

R

Items made of silver, like plates or decorative pieces.

The family heirlooms included a set of antique silver.

R

Coins that are silver or look like silver.

I collected all the silver coins from my pocket.

R

A prize given for second place in a competition.

She won the silver medal in the race.

adjective
R

Having a shiny grey-white color.

The silver car glistened in the sunlight.

verb
R

To cover something with a thin layer of silver or a silver-like material.

The mirror was silvered on the back.

R

To make something shine with a silver-like brightness.

The pond silvered in the early morning light.

translation

n. A precious metal, often shiny and white, used in jewelry and coins.; A color that is shiny and grey-white.; Items made of silver, like plates or decorative pieces.; Coins that are silver or look like silver.; A prize given for second place in a competition.
adj. Having a shiny grey-white color.
v. To cover something with a thin layer of silver or a silver-like material.; To make something shine with a silver-like brightness.

Word Forms

3rd Present silvers
Past silvered
Perfect silvered
Progressive silvering
Plural silvers