ENGLISH: silver - CREOLE: lajan



Overview of noun silver



The noun silver has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (4) silver, Ag, atomic number 47 -- (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)

2. (2) silver -- (coins made of silver)

3. (2) ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray -- (a light shade of grey)

4. (1) flatware, silver -- (silverware eating utensils)

5. silver medal, silver -- (a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition)



Overview of verb silver



The verb silver has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. silver -- (coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace")

2. silver -- (make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair")

3. silver -- (turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively")



Overview of adj silver



The adj silver has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (4) silver -- (made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets")

2. (4) silver, silvern, silvery -- (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")

3. (1) argent, silver, silvery, silverish -- (of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair")

4. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken -- (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech")

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