silver
♦ sil|ver /s'ɪlvər/ (silvers)
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Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments.
...a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.
...silver teaspoons.
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Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver.
...the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] also the N
You can use silver to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes.
He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
4 [COLOUR]
Silver is used to describe things that are shiny and pale grey in colour.
He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
5 [N-VAR]
A silver is the same as a silver medal.
Britain went on to take bronze and then followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.
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born with a silver spoon in your mouth: see spoonsil|ver birch (silver birchesor silver birch)
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A silver birch is a tree with a greyish-white trunk and branches.sil|ver ju|bi|lee (silver jubilees)
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A silver jubilee is the 25th anniversary of an important event such as a person becoming king or queen, or an organization being started.
She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.sil|ver lin|ing
1 [PHRASE]
If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.
2 [N-SING]
If you talk about a silver lining, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.sil|ver med|al (silver medals)
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If you win a silver medal, you come second in a competition, especially a sports contest, and are given a medal made of silver as a prize.
Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.sil|ver plate
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Silver plate is metal that has been coated with a thin layer of silver.
...silver-plate cutlery.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Silver plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of silver. (BRIT; in AM, use silver, solid silver)
...gold and silver plate, jewellery, and roomfuls of antique furniture.sil|ver screen
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People sometimes refer to the films that are shown in cinemas as the silver screen.
Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen...sil|ver wed|ding (silver weddings)
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A married couple's silver wedding or silver wedding anniversary is the 25th anniversary of their wedding.
He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Silver is a valuable pale grey metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments.
...a hand-crafted brooch made from silver.
...silver teaspoons.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Silver consists of coins that are made from silver or that look like silver.
...the basement where £150,000 in silver was buried.
3 [N-UNCOUNT] also the N
You can use silver to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes.
He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
4 [COLOUR]
Silver is used to describe things that are shiny and pale grey in colour.
He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
5 [N-VAR]
A silver is the same as a silver medal.
Britain went on to take bronze and then followed it up by winning silver in the World Cup.
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born with a silver spoon in your mouth: see spoonsil|ver birch (silver birchesor silver birch)
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A silver birch is a tree with a greyish-white trunk and branches.sil|ver ju|bi|lee (silver jubilees)
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A silver jubilee is the 25th anniversary of an important event such as a person becoming king or queen, or an organization being started.
She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.sil|ver lin|ing
1 [PHRASE]
If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.
2 [N-SING]
If you talk about a silver lining, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.sil|ver med|al (silver medals)
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If you win a silver medal, you come second in a competition, especially a sports contest, and are given a medal made of silver as a prize.
Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.sil|ver plate
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Silver plate is metal that has been coated with a thin layer of silver.
...silver-plate cutlery.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Silver plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of silver. (BRIT; in AM, use silver, solid silver)
...gold and silver plate, jewellery, and roomfuls of antique furniture.sil|ver screen
[N-SING] the N
People sometimes refer to the films that are shown in cinemas as the silver screen.
Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen...sil|ver wed|ding (silver weddings)
[N-COUNT] usu poss N
A married couple's silver wedding or silver wedding anniversary is the 25th anniversary of their wedding.
He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.