Silver
- Proper noun. (surname, A An) for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook.
- Proper noun. (surname, from German) anglicised from the (etyl, de) Jewish ornamental surname (term, Silber) .
- Proper noun. (given name, male) from the metal, or transferred from the surname.
- Proper noun. (given name, female) from the metal.
- Noun. (uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
- Noun. (qualifier, collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
- Noun. (qualifier, collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
- Noun. (qualifier, collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
- Noun. (countable) A shiny gray color.
- Adjective. Made from silver.
- Adjective. Made from another white metal.
- Adjective. Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
- Adjective. Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
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