silver 音标拼音: [s'ɪlvɚ]
n . 银,银币,银器
a . 银的,银制的,银器
vt . 镀以银
vi . 变银白色
银,银币,银器银的,银制的,银器镀以银变银白色
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 " [
synonym :
{
silver }, {
silvern }, {
silvery }]
3 :
of lustrous grey ;
covered with or tinged with the color of silver ; "
silvery hair " [
synonym : {
argent }, {
silver }, {
silvery },
{
silverish }]
4 :
expressing yourself readily ,
clearly ,
effectively ; "
able to dazzle with his facile tongue "; "
silver speech " [
synonym :
{
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 [
synonym : {
silver }, {
Ag },
{
atomic number 47 }]
2 :
coins made of silver 3 :
a light shade of grey [
synonym : {
ash grey }, {
ash gray }, {
silver },
{
silver grey }, {
silver gray }]
4 :
silverware eating utensils [
synonym : {
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 [
synonym : {
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 "
Silver \
Sil "
ver \,
a .
1 .
Of or pertaining to silver ;
made of silver ;
as ,
silver leaf ;
a silver cup .
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2 .
Resembling silver .
Specifically :
(
a )
Bright ;
resplendent ;
white . "
Silver hair ." --
Shak .
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Others ,
on silver lakes and rivers ,
bathed Their downy breast . --
Milton .
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(
b )
Precious ;
costly .
(
c )
Giving a clear ,
ringing sound soft and clear . "
Silver voices ." --
Spenser .
(
d )
Sweet ;
gentle ;
peaceful . "
Silver slumber ." --
Spenser .
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{
American silver fir } (
Bot .),
the balsam fir .
See under {
Balsam }.
{
Silver age } (
Roman Lit .),
the latter part (
a .
d .
14 -
180 )
of the classical period of Latinity , --
the time of writers of inferior purity of language ,
as compared with those of the previous golden age ,
so -
called .
{
Silver -
bell tree } (
Bot .),
an American shrub or small tree ({
Halesia tetraptera })
with white bell -
shaped flowers in clusters or racemes ;
the snowdrop tree .
{
Silver bush } (
Bot .),
a shrubby leguminous plant ({
Anthyllis Barba -
Jovis })
of Southern Europe ,
having silvery foliage .
{
Silver chub } (
Zool .),
the fallfish .
{
Silver eel }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
The cutlass fish .
(
b )
A pale variety of the common eel .
{
Silver fir } (
Bot .),
a coniferous tree ({
Abies pectinata })
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe ,
where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet .
It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine .
{
Silver foil },
foil made of silver .
{
Silver fox } (
Zool .),
a variety of the common fox ({
Vulpes vulpes },
variety argenteus )
found in the northern parts of Asia ,
Europe ,
and America .
Its fur is nearly black ,
with silvery tips ,
and is highly valued .
Called also {
black fox },
and {
silver -
gray fox }.
{
Silver gar }. (
Zool .)
See {
Billfish }
(
a ) .
{
Silver grain } (
Bot .),
the lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem ;
the medullary rays .
In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech ,
maple ,
pine ,
cherry ,
etc .
{
Silver grebe } (
Zool .),
the red -
throated diver .
See Illust .
under {
Diver }.
{
Silver hake } (
Zool .),
the American whiting .
{
Silver leaf },
leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin .
{
Silver lunge } (
Zool .),
the namaycush .
{
Silver moonfish }.(
Zool .)
See {
Moonfish }
(
b ) .
{
Silver moth } (
Zool .),
a lepisma .
{
Silver owl } (
Zool .),
the barn owl .
{
Silver perch } (
Zool .),
the mademoiselle ,
2 .
{
Silver pheasant } (
Zool .),
any one of several species of beautiful crested and long -
tailed Asiatic pheasants ,
of the genus {
Euplocamus }.
They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white .
The most common species ({
Euplocamus nychtemerus })
is native of China .
{
Silver plate },
(
a )
domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with silver .
(
b )
a plating of silver on a base metal .
{
Silver plover } (
Zool .),
the knot .
{
Silver salmon } (
Zool .),
a salmon ({
Oncorhynchus kisutch })
native of both coasts of the North Pacific .
It ascends all the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento .
Called also {
kisutch }, {
whitefish },
and {
white salmon }.
{
Silver shell } (
Zool .),
a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia .
See {
Anomia }.
{
Silver steel },
an alloy of steel with a very small proportion of silver .
{
Silver stick },
a title given to the title field officer of the Life Guards when on duty at the palace . [
Eng .]
--
Thackeray .
{
Silver tree } (
Bot .),
a South African tree ({
Leucadendron argenteum })
with long ,
silvery ,
silky leaves .
{
Silver trout }, (
Zool .)
See {
Trout }.
{
Silver wedding }.
See under {
Wedding }.
{
Silver whiting } (
Zool .),
a marine sciaenoid food fish ({
Menticirrus littoralis })
native of the Southern United States ; --
called also {
surf whiting }.
{
Silver witch } (
Zool .),
A lepisma .
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Silver \
Sil "
ver \,
v .
i .
To acquire a silvery color . [
R .]
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The eastern sky began to silver and shine . --
L .
Wallace .
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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 mercury .
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2 .
To polish like silver ;
to impart a brightness to ,
like that of silver .
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And smiling calmness silvered o '
er the deep . --
Pope .
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3 .
To make hoary ,
or white ,
like silver .
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His head was silvered o '
er with age . --
Gay .
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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 .
silubr ,
Russ .
serebro ,
Lith .
sidabras ;
of unknown origin .]
1 . (
Chem .)
A soft white metallic element ,
sonorous ,
ductile ,
very malleable ,
and capable of a high degree of polish .
It is found native ,
and also combined with sulphur ,
arsenic ,
antimony ,
chlorine ,
etc .,
in the minerals argentite ,
proustite ,
pyrargyrite ,
ceragyrite ,
etc .
Silver is one of the "
noble "
metals ,
so -
called ,
not being easily oxidized ,
and is used for coin ,
jewelry ,
plate ,
and a great variety of articles .
Symbol Ag (
Argentum ).
Atomic weight 107 .
7 .
Specific gravity 10 .
5 .
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Note :
Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients and also to the alchemists .
Some of its compounds ,
as the halogen salts ,
are remarkable for the effect of light upon them ,
and are used in photography .
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2 .
Coin made of silver ;
silver money .
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3 .
Anything having the luster or appearance of silver .
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4 .
The color of silver .
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Note :
Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of obvious meaning ;
as ,
silver -
armed ,
silver -
bright ,
silver -
buskined ,
silver -
coated ,
silver -
footed ,
silver -
haired ,
silver -
headed ,
silver -
mantled ,
silver -
plated ,
silver -
slippered ,
silver -
sounding ,
silver -
studded ,
silver -
tongued ,
silver -
white .
See {
Silver },
a .
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{
Black silver } (
Min .),
stephanite ; --
called also {
brittle silver ore },
or {
brittle silver glance }.
{
Fulminating silver }. (
Chem .)
(
a )
A black crystalline substance , {
Ag2O .(
NH3 )
2 },
obtained by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia .
When dry it explodes violently on the slightest percussion .
(
b )
Silver fulminate ,
a white crystalline substance ,
{
Ag2C2N2O2 },
obtained by adding alcohol to a solution of silver nitrate ; --
also called {
fulminate of silver }.
When dry it is violently explosive .
{
German silver }. (
Chem .)
See under {
German }.
{
Gray silver }. (
Min .)
See {
Freieslebenite }.
{
Horn silver }. (
Min .)
See {
Cerargyrite }.
{
King '
s silver }. (
O .
Eng .
Law )
See {
Postfine }.
{
Red silver },
or {
Ruby silver }. (
Min .)
See {
Proustite },
and {
Pyrargyrite }.
{
Silver beater },
one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil .
{
Silver glance },
or {
Vitreous silver }. (
Min .)
See {
Argentine }.
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444 Moby Thesaurus words for "
silver ":
A ,
Ag ,
Al ,
Am ,
Ar ,
As ,
At ,
Au ,
B ,
Be ,
Bi ,
C ,
Ca ,
Cb ,
Cd ,
Ce ,
Ciceronian ,
Cl ,
Cm ,
Co ,
Cr ,
Cs ,
Cu ,
Demosthenian ,
Demosthenic ,
Dy ,
E ,
Er ,
Es ,
Eu ,
F ,
Fe ,
Fm ,
Fr ,
Ga ,
Gd ,
Ge ,
H ,
Ha ,
He ,
Hf ,
Hg ,
Ho ,
I ,
In ,
Ir ,
K ,
Kr ,
La ,
Li ,
Lu ,
Lw ,
Md ,
Mg ,
Mn ,
Mo ,
Mv ,
N ,
Na ,
Nb ,
Nd ,
Ne ,
Ni ,
No ,
O ,
Os ,
P ,
Pa ,
Pb ,
Pd ,
Pm ,
Po ,
Pr ,
Pt ,
Pu ,
Quaker -
colored ,
Ra ,
Rb ,
Re ,
Rf ,
Rh ,
Rn ,
Ru ,
S ,
Sb ,
Sc ,
Se ,
Si ,
Sm ,
Sn ,
Sr ,
Ta ,
Tb ,
Tc ,
Te ,
Ti ,
Tl ,
Tm ,
Tullian ,
U ,
V ,
W ,
Yb ,
Zn ,
Zr ,
achroma ,
achromasia ,
achromatosis ,
acier ,
alabaster ,
albescence ,
albinism ,
albino ,
albinoism ,
aluminum ,
americium ,
and pence ,
antimony ,
argent ,
argentine ,
argon ,
arsenic ,
articulate ,
ashen ,
ashy ,
astatine ,
aureate ,
bar ,
barium ,
berkelium ,
beryllium ,
besnow ,
bismuth ,
blanch ,
bleach ,
blondness ,
boron ,
brass ,
brassy ,
brazen ,
bright ,
bromine ,
bronze ,
bronzy ,
bullion ,
burnished ,
cadmium ,
calcium ,
canescence ,
canescent ,
carbon ,
cash ,
cerium ,
cesium ,
chalk ,
chalkiness ,
chalky ,
chlorine ,
chromium ,
cinereous ,
cinerous ,
circulating medium ,
cobalt ,
coin gold ,
coin silver ,
coinage ,
coined liberty ,
cold cash ,
columbium ,
copper ,
coppery ,
creaminess ,
cretaceous ,
cupreous ,
cuprous ,
curium ,
currency ,
cutlery ,
dapple ,
dapple -
gray ,
dappled ,
dappled -
gray ,
dingy ,
dining utensils ,
dismal ,
dollars ,
dove -
colored ,
dove -
gray ,
dreary ,
driven snow ,
dulcet ,
dull ,
dusty ,
dysprosium ,
einsteinium ,
eloquent ,
emergency money ,
erbium ,
etiolate ,
euphonious ,
europium ,
facund ,
fairness ,
felicitous ,
fermium ,
ferrous ,
ferruginous ,
filthy lucre ,
flat silver ,
flatware ,
fleece ,
fleecy -
white ,
flour ,
fluorine ,
foam ,
forks ,
fractional currency ,
francium ,
frost ,
frosted ,
frostiness ,
frosty ,
gadolinium ,
gallium ,
germanium ,
gilt ,
glaucescence ,
glaucescent ,
glaucous ,
glaucousness ,
gleaming ,
glib ,
gold ,
gold nugget ,
gold -
filled ,
gold -
plated ,
golden ,
gray ,
gray -
black ,
gray -
brown ,
gray -
colored ,
gray -
drab ,
gray -
green ,
gray -
spotted ,
gray -
toned ,
gray -
white ,
grayed ,
grayish ,
grey ,
griseous ,
grizzle ,
grizzled ,
grizzliness ,
grizzly ,
hahnium ,
hard cash ,
hard currency ,
helium ,
hoar ,
hoariness ,
hoary ,
hollow ware ,
holmium ,
hydrogen ,
indium ,
ingot ,
iodine ,
iridium ,
iron ,
iron -
gray ,
ironlike ,
ivory ,
knives ,
krypton ,
lactescence ,
lactescent ,
lanthanum ,
lawrencium ,
lead ,
lead -
gray ,
leaden ,
legal tender ,
leukoderma ,
lightness ,
lily ,
lily -
white ,
lithium ,
livid ,
lucre ,
lustrous ,
lutetium ,
maggot ,
magnesium ,
mammon ,
managed currency ,
manganese ,
marble ,
medium of exchange ,
mellifluent ,
mellifluous ,
melodious ,
mendelevium ,
mercurial ,
mercurous ,
mercury ,
milk ,
milkiness ,
milky ,
mintage ,
molybdenum ,
money ,
mouse -
colored ,
mouse -
gray ,
mousy ,
musical ,
nacreous ,
necessity money ,
neodymium ,
neon ,
neptunium ,
nickel ,
nickelic ,
nickeline ,
niobium ,
nitrogen ,
niveous ,
nugget ,
osmium ,
oxygen ,
paleness ,
palladium ,
paper ,
pearl ,
pearl -
gray ,
pearliness ,
pearly ,
pelf ,
pewter ,
pewtery ,
phosphorus ,
platinum ,
plutonium ,
polished ,
polonium ,
postage currency ,
postal currency ,
potassium ,
pounds ,
praseodymium ,
precious metals ,
pretty ,
promethium ,
protactinium ,
pure white ,
quicksilver ,
radium ,
radon ,
rhenium ,
rhodium ,
rubidium ,
ruthenium ,
sad ,
samarium ,
scandium ,
scrip ,
selenium ,
sheet ,
shillings ,
shining ,
shiny ,
silicon ,
silver plate ,
silver -
gray ,
silver -
plated ,
silver -
toned ,
silver -
tongued ,
silvered ,
silveriness ,
silverware ,
silvery ,
slate -
colored ,
slaty ,
slick ,
smoke -
gray ,
smoky ,
smooth ,
smooth -
spoken ,
smooth -
tongued ,
snow ,
snow -
white ,
snowiness ,
snowy ,
sober ,
sodium ,
soft currency ,
somber ,
specie ,
spellbinding ,
spoons ,
stainless -
steel ware ,
steel ,
steel -
gray ,
steely ,
sterling ,
stone -
colored ,
strontium ,
sulfur ,
swan ,
swan -
white ,
sweet ,
tablespoon ,
tableware ,
tantalum ,
taupe ,
teaspoon ,
technetium ,
tellurium ,
terbium ,
thallium ,
the almighty dollar ,
the wherewith ,
the wherewithal ,
thulium ,
tin ,
tinny ,
titanium ,
tungsten ,
uranium ,
vanadium ,
vitiligo ,
well -
spoken ,
white ,
white as snow ,
white race ,
whiten ,
whiteness ,
whitishness ,
wolfram ,
xenon ,
yellow stuff ,
ytterbium ,
yttrium ,
zinc ,
zirconium
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