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Definition silver in British English

silver noun

noun
/ˈsɪlvə(r)/
1

a chemical element that is a light-grey shiny metal. It is used for making jewellery, coins, silverware etc and its symbol is Ag.

Example

mining for gold and silver

Synonyms and related words
aluminium aluminum barium
1.1

forks, knives, and spoons made from silver

Example

Mrs Gruber laid the table with the best silver.

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bone china canteen china
1.2

attractive objects, dishes, etc made from silver that people collect

Example

They had some beautiful silver.

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antiquarian antiquarian antique
1.3

silver coloured coins, or coins made of silver

Example

He had some loose silver in his pocket.

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banknote bill bread
Example

There were glints of silver in his thick dark hair.

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apricot aqua aquamarine
Example

Thomas won the silver in the Olympics.

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blue riband blue ribbon bronze
Definition silver in British English

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be born with a silver spoon in your mouth (phrase) cross someone’s palm with silver (phrase) every cloud has a silver lining (phrase) gold medal (noun) on a (silver) platter () silver (noun) silver (adjective) silver anniversary (noun) silver birch (noun) silver bullet (noun) silver foil (noun) silver fox (noun) silver jubilee (noun) silver medal (noun) silver paper (noun) silver plate (noun) silver separator (noun) silver service (noun) silver split (noun) silver splitter (noun) silver surfer (noun) silver wedding (noun) silver-tongued (adjective) the silver screen (noun)