2. (noun)amber, gold a deepyellowcolor "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
3. (noun)gold, Au, atomic number 79 a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
4. (noun)gold greatwealth "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
5. (noun)gold something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
"the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
6. (adj)gold, golden, gilded made from or covered with gold "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
7. (adj)aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden having the deep slightly brownish color of gold "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
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