Words nearby silver
silvadine, silvan, silvana, silvanus, silvassa, silver, silver age, silver bass, silver beet, silver bell, silver belly
Origin of silver
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English silver(e), selver(e), selfer, Old English siolfor (orig. noun); cognate with German Silber, Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, akin to Serbo-Croatian srèbro, Russian serebró, Lithuanian sidãbras; (v.) late Middle English silveren, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM silver
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British Dictionary definitions for silverlike
silver
/ (ˈsɪlvə) /
noun
adjective
well-articulatedsilver speech
(prenominal) denoting the 25th in a series, esp an annual seriesa silver wedding anniversary
verb
Derived forms of silver
silverer, nounsilvering, nounWord Origin for silver
Old English siolfor; related to Old Norse silfr, Gothic silubr, Old High German silabar, Old Slavonic sirebro
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Medicine definitions for silverlike
silver
[ sĭl′vər ]
n. Symbol Ag
A lustrous ductile malleable metallic element having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals and used in dental alloys and in pharmaceuticals. Atomic number 47.
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Science definitions for silverlike
silver
[ sĭl′vər ]
Ag
A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See also sterling silver. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
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Idioms and Phrases with silverlike
silver
In addition to the idiom beginning with silver
- silver lining
also see:
- born with a silver spoon
- cross someone's palm with silver
- hand to on a silver platter
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