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silver
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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adjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
“able to dazzle with his facile tongue”
adjective
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
“a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap”
adjective
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
“silvery hair”
adjective
made from or largely consisting of silver
“silver bracelets”
noun
silverware eating utensils
noun
a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
noun
a light shade of grey
noun
coins made 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
verb
turn silver
“The man's hair silvered very attractively”
verb
make silver in color
“Her worries had silvered her hair”
verb
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
“silver the necklace”
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able to dazzle with his facile tongue
silver speech
a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap
repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
silvery hair
silver bracelets
The man's hair silvered very attractively
Her worries had silvered her hair
silver the necklace
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