silver

Universal Words noun, adjective, verb noun 1 [U] (Symbol Ag) a chemical element. Silver is a greyish-white precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, ornaments, etc: a silver candlestick / chain / coin * made of solid silver * a silver mine 2 [U] coins that are made of silver or a metal that looks like silver: I need ｣2 in silver for the parking meter. 3 [U] dishes, ornaments, etc. that are made of silver: They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills. 4 [U] a shiny greyish-white colour seealsoSILVERY 5 [U,C] = SILVERMEDAL: She won silver in last year's championships. * The team won two silvers and a bronze. IDIOMS (hand sb sth) on a silver platter to give sth to sb without expecting them to do or give anything in return: These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter. moreatBORN, CLOUDn., CROSSv. adjective shiny greyish-white in colour: a silver car / dress * silver hair seealsoSILVERY verb [VN] 1 [usuallypassive] to cover the surface of sth with a thin layer of silver or sth that looks like silver 2 (especially literary) to make sth become bright like silver: Moonlight was silvering the countryside.