Definition: 1. A chemical element. Silver is a greyish-white precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, decorative objects, etc. 2. Coins made of silver. 3. A light shade of gray. 4. Dishes, decorative objects, etc. that are made of silver.
Use 'silver' in a sentence:
1. I need £2 in silver for the parking meter.
2. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry.
3. The food was being served on silver platters.
4. He makes decorative vessels in copper, stainless steel and silver.
5. He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes.
6. He spent all of that afternoon polishing the silver.
7. His name was engraved on the silver cup.
8. The lid of the box had been inlaid with silver.
9. Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface.
10. The team won two silvers and a bronze.
11. She saw a glint of silver in the grass.
12. These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter.
13. Moonlight was silvering the countryside.
14. He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint.
15. He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
16. Silver is the most malleable of all metals.
17. One of the oldest competitors won the individual silver medal.
18. The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver.
19. He's an Olympic silver medallist.
20. Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain.
21. In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
22. Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.
23. a silver, frozen tongue of water.
24. The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty.
25. She won silver in last year's championships.
26. The silver cup was engraved with his name.
27. The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
28. They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills.
29. She had strung the shells on a silver chain.
30. The moon bathed the countryside in a silver light.
31. Any piece of silver bearing his mark is extremely valuable.
32. On the horizon, she saw a flash of silver ─ the sea!
33. She won a silver medal in the high jump.
34. The cutlery is plate, not solid silver.
35. I need £ 2 in silver for the parking meter.
36. They've cornered the market in silver.
37. He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
38. The college celebrated its silver jubilee last year.
39. They celebrated their silver wedding in May.
40. He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.
41. He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
42. He won a silver medal at the European Championships.
