English adjective: silver | |||
1. | silver made from or largely consisting of silver | ||
Samples | Silver bracelets. | ||
Similar | metal, metallic | ||
Antonyms | nonmetal, nonmetallic | ||
2. | silver having the white lustrous sheen of silver | ||
Samples | A land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap. Repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen. | ||
Synonyms | silvern, silvery | ||
Similar | bright | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||
3. | silver of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver | ||
Samples | Silvery hair. | ||
Synonyms | argent, silverish, silvery | ||
Similar | achromatic, neutral | ||
Antonyms | chromatic | ||
4. | silver expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | ||
Samples | Able to dazzle with his facile tongue. Silver speech. | ||
Synonyms | eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken | ||
Similar | articulate | ||
Antonyms | inarticulate, unarticulate | ||
English noun: silver | |||
1. | silver (substance) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conductor, noble metal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coin silver | ||
Substance meronym | argentite, silver, sterling silver | ||
2. | silver (possession) coins made of silver | ||
Broader (hypernym) | precious metal | ||
Substance holonym | Ag, atomic number 47, silver | ||
3. | silver (attribute) a light shade of grey | ||
Synonyms | ash gray, ash grey, silver gray, silver grey | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gray, grayness, grey, greyness | ||
4. | silver (artifact) silverware eating utensils | ||
Synonyms | flatware | ||
Broader (hypernym) | silverware | ||
5. | silver (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prize, trophy | ||
English verb: silver | |||
1. | silver (contact) coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam | ||
Samples | Silver the necklace. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plate | ||
2. | silver (change) make silver in color | ||
Samples | Her worries had silvered her hair. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize | ||
3. | silver (change) turn silver | ||
Samples | The man's hair silvered very attractively. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||