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Definition gold in British English

gold noun

noun
/ɡəʊld/
1

a chemical element that is a valuable yellow metal. Its symbol is Au and it is used to guarantee the value of currencies and for making jewellery.

Example

The picture frames were made of solid gold.

Example

22 carat gold

Synonyms and related words
aluminium aluminum barium
1.1

things such as jewellery and coins that are made of gold

Example

Over £80,000 worth of gold was stolen from the safe.

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread bauble bling chain
1.2

a medal made of gold that is given to the winner of a race

Example

So Australia gets the gold and Britain the silver.

Example

We always thought Sally was going to win gold.

Synonyms and related words
blue riband blue ribbon bronze
1.3

used for saying that someone or something is very good or valuable

Example

That girl is pure gold.

Synonyms and related words
masterpiece inspiration miracle
2

the colour of gold

Example

The boat was painted in black and gold.

Example

the reds and golds of the autumn foliage

Synonyms and related words
apricot aqua aquamarine
3

something much sought after but difficult or impossible to get or achieve

Example

Rebecca didn't want to pursue costly litigation because she saw no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Definition gold in British English

Related Words

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a of gold (phrase) be worth your weight in gold (phrase) black gold (noun) fool’s gold (noun) gold (noun) gold (adjective) gold card (noun) gold digger (noun) gold disc (noun) gold dust (noun) gold leaf (noun) gold medal (noun) gold medallist (noun) gold rush (noun) Gold Star family (noun) gold-plated (adjective) gold-rimmed (adjective) have a heart of gold (phrase) like gold dust (phrase) pyrites (noun) rolled gold (noun) solid-gold (adjective) strike gold (phrase) the gold standard (noun) the streets are paved with gold (phrase)