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The correct spelling is silver.
How to pronounce silver
/ˈsɪl.və/
nounIPA: /ˈsɪl.və/
Say it like: Sil-ver
The correct spelling is silver. A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag. For example: "to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury"
Usage Examples
“to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury”
“a silver-voiced young girl”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
- 2.(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
- 3.(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
- 4.(collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
- 5.A shiny gray color.
verb
- 1.To acquire a silvery colour.
- 2.To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
- 3.To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
- 4.To make hoary, or white, like silver.
adjective
- 1.Made from silver.
- 2.Made from another white metal.
- 3.Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
- 4.Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
- 5.(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.
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