Silver

What do we mean by silver?

A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. It is highly valued for jewelry, tableware, and other ornamental use and is widely used in coinage, photography, dental and soldering alloys, electrical contacts, and printed circuits. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 961.78°C; boiling point 2,162°C; specific gravity 10.50 (20°C); valence 1, 2. cross-reference: Periodic Table. noun

This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange. noun

Coins made of this metallic element. noun

A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics. noun

Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver. noun

Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal. noun

A lustrous medium gray. noun

A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper. noun

Made of or containing silver. adjective

Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery. adjective

Of a lustrous medium gray. adjective

Having a soft, clear, resonant sound. adjective

Eloquent; persuasive. adjective

Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency. adjective

Of or constituting a 25th anniversary. adjective

To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance. intransitive verb

To give a silver color to. intransitive verb

To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt. intransitive verb

To become silvery. intransitive verb

A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

(collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

A shiny gray color.

Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Words that are spelled similarly to silver:
silver, solver, salver, zilver, silvex, siver, siller, siever, silber, silker, siler, sylver, selver, silvey.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word silver:
medalist, surfer, bullion, medal, minted, bronze, coins, coinage, jubilee, nitrate, coin, relay, freestyle, slalom, medley, zinc, paralympics, copper, gold, metallic, dollar, ribbon, canoe, olympics, mint, metre, precious, sprint, mines, ore, pan, metals, olympic, badge, metres, mining, skating, leaf, merit, platinum, mine, athletics, currency, event, indoor, bars, purple, star, jump, commonwealth, summer, junior, prix, oak, worn, athens, beijing.

Words that rhyme with silver:
quicksilver, quiksilver, sil ver.

Adjectives that are often used to describe silver:
pure, metallic, free, german, fine, solid, native, much, little, old, more, polished, standard, american, white, bright, black, burnished, massive, liquid, english, mexican, heavy, spanish, gold, wrought, frosted, enough, dull, antique, less, beautiful, blue, ruby, red, sterling, quick, pale, colloidal, flat, loose, refined, thin, green, gilded, purest, subsidiary, chinese, massy, virgin, plated, plain, uncoined, finest, rich, clean, shiny, fulminating, georgian, illusory, golden, excess, soft, gilt, peruvian, precious, handsome, nickel, ammoniacal, brilliant, cheap, yellow, powdered.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective silver:
mines, hair, dollar, mining, lace, coins, gilt, copper, eyes, plate, dollars, chloride, coin, light, solution, alloys, nitrate, bullion, fir, tinsel, ores, electrode, wire, alloy, fox, jewelry, sand, paper, solder, ware, electrodes, pieces, ore, point, mine, spoons, print, fish, medal, plating, anniversary, tin, metal, braid, piece, method, carp, bracelets, sulfadiazine, deposits, lining, ornaments, staining, grey, embroidery, salts, money, cord, maple, wedding, candelabra, birch, ion, ions, leaf, tip, fork, filigree, flowers, rings, syndrome, plated, foil, cadmium, stain, medals, grains, polish, palladium, certificates, coinage, plates, paste, inlay, fringe, smiths, veins, impregnation, armor, cups, ratio, standard, salt, bromide, tongue, bells, powder, earrings.

Consonant match to silver:
salvo, silva, solver, selva, sylva, solvay, salva, silvae, sylvie, salvi, silvi, selvey, silvey, silvie, cell v, cilva, sil v, sil ver, silva a, solve a, solve her, soul v.

Words that sound like silver:
silver, solver, salver, zilver, sillier, silva, silvery, sylvie, silvers, silverer, silv, siller, sylva, silvered, silvie, silvi, ciller, silvern, silvar, sylve, silar, chilver, selves, cellar, sever, seller, sulfur, selve, sulphur, sulfer, selv, sulpher, sellar, celer, seler, selvey, sellier, selar, selover, soulier, salyer, solve, sailor, solar, savor, saver, savour, sailer, siver, solves, sealer, siler, syler, salva, sover, solvers, saylor, soler, seaver, solv, selva, saler, salvi, salar, salv, solaire, seiler, saller, saveur, shelver, sayler, siever, soller, salir, savva, solr, salwar, salvor, sollar, soever, seyler, sauver, solair, soilure, salvar, suivre, ziller, wolver, halver, halvor, sulker, selzer, sulzer, selsor, cellarer, cilia, cilli, cili, silkier, scillies.