Phrase Hound found 275 phrases and 143 compound words that contain silver. The most common are listed below. Open silver in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 275
- sterling silverAn alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.
- silver liningA favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.
- silver bulletA bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.
- silver medalA medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place.
- silver screenAn early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
- silver ageA historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden age, and not unfavorable as an iron age.
- silver YAnt of species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.
- silver topFull cream milk, normally homogenised and pasteurised, having a silvery top to the bottle.
- silver-platedsimple past and past participle of silver-plate
- silver goalThe first goal scored during the first half of extra time, giving victory to the scoring side at the end of the half-time, if this rule is in effect and the scoring side is leading.
- silver foxA melanistic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with silver to black fur.
- silver mineA mine for silver ore.
- silver plateA thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.
- silver anniversaryThe 25th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
- German silverCupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.
- Little SilverA borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
- Silver CityA number of places in the United States, including:
- Silver LakeA number of places in the United States, including:
- Silver StateOfficial nickname for Nevada: a state of the United States.
- Silver StreetA place in England:
- silver generalA piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.
- silver serviceA style of catering where the food is delivered to the table on a platter held by the waiter and served to the customer's plate using a fork and spoon.
- Silver Charm
- silver bandA brass band with silver-coloured instruments.
- Silver SpringA place in the United States:
Compound words 143
- silveryResembling silver in color, shiny white.
- SilvermanA surname.
- silversmithA person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
- silverfishCertain insects
- silverbackA mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
- silvertoneA metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.
- SilvertonA placename:
- silverlineAny of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Spindasis, having silver coloured stripes on the underwings.
- silversideAny of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
- silversmithingThe work of a silversmith; the forging of silver.