Meaning
A shiny grey-white metal that is worth a lot of money, used for coins, rings and spoons.
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Word origin
From Old English seolfor, the name of the metal, shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- seolfor
Examples
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"Silver" is uncountable here, so it has no plural.
medal .
Before a noun, "silver" works like an adjective.
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"Silver" can also name the shiny grey colour of the metal.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 4: silver, clue, snake and 7 more words.