silver
part of speech
noun (silver — uncountable); adjective (silver); verb (silver — rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for jewellery, coins and cutlery. tree →
2) Silver is the shiny grey-white colour. tree →
3) Silver means second place: a silver medal. tree →
4) «Silver» is also things made of silver, like knives, forks and spoons. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science silver is a metal element that conducts electricity very well. In sport, silver is the medal for second place. In everyday life children see silver jewellery and «silverware». Phrases: «silver medal», «silver lining», «born with a silver spoon in your mouth», «silver wedding».
examples
- She won a silver medal in the race. tree →
- Grandma's ring is made of silver. tree →
- The fish had silver scales. tree →
- Every cloud has a silver lining. tree →
- Silver conducts electricity very well. tree →
- The full moon looked silver over the sea. tree →
- Please polish the silver for the party. tree →
- Well, they began taking gold and silver. tree →
note
Uncountable as a metal: «some silver», not «a silver». Order of medals: gold (1st), silver (2nd), bronze (3rd). A «silver wedding» is 25 years of marriage. The chemical symbol is Ag.
In the corpora
- Hatchetfish have thin silver bodies, lights on their bellies, and eyes that point upwards to spot food falling from above.
- Grandma's best silver spoons come out of the drawer dull and almost black, even though nobody has used them.
- The silver has tarnished: its surface joined with tiny amounts of sulphur gases in the air and made a thin dark layer.
- Silver darkens, copper goes dull brown and then green, and bronze statues in the park grow green streaks.
- And a clever trick with foil, baking soda and hot water can even turn the black tarnish on silver back into silver.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «silver» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.