1a precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47: (Symbol: Ag) [as modifier]:a silver necklace
2a shiny grey-white colour or appearance like that of silver:the dark hair was now highlighted with silver
3silver dishes, containers, or cutlery:thieves stole £5,000 worth of silverthe family silver
household cutlery of any material.
4coins made from silver or from a metal that resembles silver:George dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out some small silver
chiefly Scottish money.
5 [count noun]short for silver medal.she won three silvers
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coat or plate with silver:large silvered candlesticks
provide (mirror glass) with a backing of a silver-coloured material in order to make it reflective:a silvered looking glass
literary (especially of the moon) give a silvery appearance to:the brilliant moon silvered the turf
turn (a person’s hair) grey or white:his damp hair, long silvered and now thinning
[no object] (of a person’s hair) turn grey or white:Alexia remained a young woman even as her hair silvered
every cloud has a silver lining
proverb every difficult or sad situation has a comforting or more hopeful aspect, even though this may not be immediately apparent:after the fire two years ago few could see the silver lining
the silver screen
the cinema industry; cinema films collectively:stars of the silver screen
