What is the meaning of silver?

noun

• 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.
  • synonyms: Ag, atomic number 47
• Coins made of silver.
• A light shade of grey.
  • synonyms: ash grey, ash gray, silver grey, silver gray
• Silverware eating utensils.
  • synonyms: flatware
• A trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition.
  • synonyms: silver medal

verb

• Coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam.
  • usage: "silver the necklace"
• Make silver in color.
  • usage: "Her worries had silvered her hair"
• Turn silver.
  • usage: "The man's hair silvered very attractively"

adjective

• Made from or largely consisting of silver.
  • usage: "silver bracelets"
• Having the white lustrous sheen of silver.
  • usage: "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen"
  • synonyms: silvern, silvery
• Of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver.
  • usage: "silvery hair"
  • synonyms: argent, silvery, silverish
• Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively.
  • usage: "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
  • synonyms: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken