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{
"term": "silver",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a chemical element. Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for making coins, jewellery, beautiful objects, etc.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a silver ring/chain"
},
{
"text": "made of solid silver"
},
{
"text": "a silver mine"
},
{
"text": "Silver is extracted from ore."
},
{
"text": "a gemstone set in silver"
},
{
"text": "a knife with a polished silver casing"
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["pure", "solid", "sterling"],
"verb + silver": ["extract", "mine", "set something in"],
"silver + noun": ["ore", "mine", "plate"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a shiny grey-white colour",
"sensetop": "silver of something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was a streak of silver in her hair."
},
{
"text": "the shimmering silver of the moon",
"contextForm": "silver of something"
}
],
"topics": ["Colours and Shapes"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "dishes, beautiful objects, etc. that are made of silver",
"cefr": "a2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Thieves stole £5 000 worth of silver."
},
{
"text": "They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["family"],
"verb + silver": ["polish"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "coins that are made of silver or a metal that looks like silver",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I need £2 in silver for the parking meter."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a medal that is given to the person or the team that wins the second prize in a race or competition",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She won silver in last year's championships."
},
{
"text": "The team won two silvers and a bronze."
},
{
"text": "Her run was enough to secure silver for the team."
},
{
"text": "She got a silver in the long jump."
},
{
"text": "She managed to snatch the silver from the defending champion."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["Commonwealth", "Olympic"],
"verb + silver": ["be awarded", "earn", "get"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having rich parents",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to give somebody money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "every sad or difficult situation has a positive side",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you are given something on a silver platter, you do not have to do much to get it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "These rich kids expect to have it all handed to them on a silver platter."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪlvə(r)/",
"audio": "si/silver/silver__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪlvər/",
"audio": "si/silver/silver__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English seolfor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zilver and German Silber."
}