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Meaning of silver

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  silver
      adj 1: made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver
             bracelets"
      2: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver
         (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated
         scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn:
         {silver}, {silvern}, {silvery}]
      3: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of
         silver; "silvery hair" [syn: {argent}, {silver}, {silvery},
         {silverish}]
      4: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to
         dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
         {eloquent}, {facile}, {fluent}, {silver}, {silver-tongued},
         {smooth-spoken}]
      n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the
           highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal;
           occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and
           jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: {silver}, {Ag},
           {atomic number 47}]
      2: coins made of silver
      3: a light shade of grey [syn: {ash grey}, {ash gray}, {silver},
         {silver grey}, {silver gray}]
      4: silverware eating utensils [syn: {flatware}, {silver}]
      5: a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver)
         that is usually awarded for winning second place in a
         competition [syn: {silver medal}, {silver}]
      v 1: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver
           the necklace"
      2: make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
      3: turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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