1. (noun) 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. (noun) silver
coins made of silver
3. (noun) ash grey, ash gray, silver, silver grey, silver gray
a light shade of grey
4. (noun) flatware, silver
silverware eating utensils
5. (adj) 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
6. (adj) silver
made from or largely consisting of silver
"silver bracelets"
7. (adj) 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"
8. (adj) argent, silver, silvery, silverish
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
"silvery hair"
9. (verb) eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
"able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
10. (verb) silver
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
"silver the necklace"
11. (verb) silver
make silver in color
"Her worries had silvered her hair"
12. (verb) silver
turn silver
"The man's hair silvered very attractively"
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Definition of 'silver' 
