Meaning
A shiny yellow metal that is worth a lot of money.
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Word origin
From Old English gold, from an old Germanic root meaning yellow or shining.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gold
- English cognates
- yellow, golden
Examples
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"Gold" is the shiny yellow metal it is made from.
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"Gold" is uncountable, so it has no plural here.
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Here "gold" is used before a noun to say what it is made of.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 3: gold, soldier, tear and 6 more words.