silver

silver
01. She was wearing rings of gold and [silver] on every finger.
02. I remember my grandmother with her [silver] hair, and bright red lipstick.
03. My parents always used their best china and [silver] for supper at Christmas.
04. The girl was wearing [silver] nail polish.
05. He was driving a [silver] Rolls Royce.
06. Holland's coins used to be made of [silver], but now they're made of some other metals.
07. We were scuba diving when we saw a [silvery] flash go by; it was a Pacific salmon.
08. There is a Swiss proverb which holds that speech is [silver], but silence is golden.
09. There is an old proverb which holds that he that has no [silver] in his purse should have silk in his tongue.
10. Claudia Wallis once observed that tooth decay is a problem that means a mouthful of [silver] for patients, and for dentists, a pocketful of gold.
11. In 1940, [silver] coins fell from the skies onto the town of Gorky, Russia after a tornado had lifted up an old money chest, and dropped the coins it contained as the wind carried it long.
12. The world's largest [silver] nugget, weighing 1,840 pounds, was found in 1894 near Aspen, Colorado.
13. Mexico is the world's leading producer of [silver].
14. The Spanish explorers named Argentina for the valuable [silver] they were seeking there.

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  • Silver — Sil ver (s[i^]l v[ e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[ o]lv, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Silver — Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and rivers,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • silver — [sil′vər] n. [ME selver < OE seolfer, akin to Ger silber, Goth silubr, prob. a loanword < a non IE source] 1. a soft, white, metallic chemical element that is extremely ductile and malleable, an excellent reflector of light, and the best… …   English World dictionary

  • silver — ► NOUN 1) a precious greyish white metallic chemical element. 2) a shiny grey white colour or appearance like that of silver. 3) coins made from silver or from a metal that resembles silver. 4) silver dishes, containers, or cutlery. 5) household… …   English terms dictionary

  • Silver — Sil ver, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silvered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silvering}.] 1. To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Silver — Sil ver, v. i. To acquire a silvery color. [R.] [1913 Webster] The eastern sky began to silver and shine. L. Wallace. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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