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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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