Definition of: silver

(sil′vər) noun
1. A lustrous, gray, ductile, malleable metallic element (symbol Ag, atomic number 47) having great thermal and electric conductivity, found native and in various ores, crystallizing in the isometric system, and valued as one of the precious metals. See PERIODIC TABLE.
2. The metal silver regarded as a valuable commodity or as a standard of currency.
3. Silver coin considered as money; hence, ready cash or change; money in general.
4. Articles for domestic use, as tableware, made of silver; silver plate; silverware.
5. A luster of color resembling that of silver; also, the color of silver.
6. Phot. Silver nitrate or one of the other salts of silver, used for sensitizing paper.
—adjective
1. Made of or coated with silver.
2. Resembling silver; having a silvery lustre.
3. Having the soft, clear tones of a silver bell; hence, enticing; persuasive; eloquent.
4. Relating to, connected with, or producing silver.
5. Designating a 25th wedding anniversary.
6. White; hoary: said of the hair or beard.
7. Favoring the use of silver as a monetary standard.
—v.t.
1. To coat or plate with silver.
2. To coat with some substance having a resemblance to silver; specifically, to coat with amalgam of tin and mercury, as a mirror.
3. To make silverlike; cause to glitter like silver.
4. To coat, as photographic paper, with a film of a silver salt.
—v.i.
5. To become silver or white, as with age; to become silverlike. [OE siolfor]
—sil′ver·er noun