noun
plural -vers
[noncount] :a soft grayish-white metal that is very valuable and is used to make jewelry, coins, knives, forks, etc.
[noncount] :objects (such as knives, forks, teapots, candlesticks, etc.) that are made of or covered with silver
[noncount] :coins that are made of silver
[count, noncount] :a shiny light gray color
[count] :silver medal
adjective
made of silver
containing silver
of or relating to silver
[more ~; most ~] :having the whitish-gray color of silver
always used before a noun :of or relating to the 25th anniversary of an important event (such as a marriage)
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
verb
-vers; -vered; -vering
[+ obj] technical :to cover (something, such as a mirror) with a thin layer of silver or something that looks like silver
literary :to make (something) shine like silver
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