gold
♦♦ gold /g'oʊld/ (golds)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
...a sapphire set in gold...
The price of gold was going up.
...gold coins.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
We handed over all our gold and money.
3 [COLOUR]
Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
4 [N-VAR]
A gold is the same as a gold medal. (INFORMAL)
His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
5 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
6 [PHRASE] heart inflects, v PHR, with PHR
If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
7
to strike gold: see strike
worth one's weight in gold: see weight
see also fool's goldfool's gold
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Fool's gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems.
The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.gold card (gold cards)
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A gold card is a special type of credit card that gives you extra benefits such as a higher spending limit.gold dust
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold dust is gold in the form of a fine powder.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that a type of thing is like gold dust or is gold dust, you mean that it is very difficult to obtain, usually because everyone wants it. (BRIT)
Tickets were like gold dust.gold leaf
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Gold leaf is gold that has been beaten flat into very thin sheets and is used for decoration, for example to form the letters on the cover of a book.gold med|al (gold medals)
[N-COUNT]
A gold medal is a medal made of gold which is awarded as first prize in a contest or competition.gold mine
also goldmine
[N-SING]
If you describe something such as a business or idea as a gold mine, you mean that it produces large profits.
The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.gold rush (gold rushes)
[N-COUNT]
A gold rush is a situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
...a sapphire set in gold...
The price of gold was going up.
...gold coins.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
We handed over all our gold and money.
3 [COLOUR]
Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
I'd been wearing Michel's black and gold shirt.
4 [N-VAR]
A gold is the same as a gold medal. (INFORMAL)
His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
5 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
6 [PHRASE] heart inflects, v PHR, with PHR
If you say that someone has a heart of gold, you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
7
to strike gold: see strike
worth one's weight in gold: see weight
see also fool's goldfool's gold
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Fool's gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems.
The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.gold card (gold cards)
[N-COUNT]
A gold card is a special type of credit card that gives you extra benefits such as a higher spending limit.gold dust
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Gold dust is gold in the form of a fine powder.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that a type of thing is like gold dust or is gold dust, you mean that it is very difficult to obtain, usually because everyone wants it. (BRIT)
Tickets were like gold dust.gold leaf
[N-UNCOUNT]
Gold leaf is gold that has been beaten flat into very thin sheets and is used for decoration, for example to form the letters on the cover of a book.gold med|al (gold medals)
[N-COUNT]
A gold medal is a medal made of gold which is awarded as first prize in a contest or competition.gold mine
also goldmine
[N-SING]
If you describe something such as a business or idea as a gold mine, you mean that it produces large profits.
The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.gold rush (gold rushes)
[N-COUNT]
A gold rush is a situation when a lot of people suddenly go to a place where gold has been discovered.