Gray vs. Silver

Grayadjective

(US) Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

Grayadjective

(US) Dreary, gloomy.

Grayadjective

(US) Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Grayadjective

(US) Relating to older people.

Grayverb

(US) To become gray.

Grayverb

(US) To cause to become gray.

Grayverb

To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

Graynoun

(US) An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

Graynoun

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

Graynoun

an extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Graynoun

A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.

Graynoun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Grayadjective

any color of neutral hue between white and black; white mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.

Grayadjective

Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.

Grayadjective

Old; mature; as, gray experience.

Grayadjective

gloomy; dismal.

Graynoun

A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.

Graynoun

An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon.

Graynoun

the Confederate army or a soldier in the confederate army; as, a battle between the blue and the gray.

Graynoun

the SI unit of absorbed dosage of ionizing radiation, equal to an absorbed energy of 1 joule per kilogram of irradiated material; - abbreviated Gy. This unit is 100 times the commonly used unit, the rad.

Graynoun

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Graynoun

gray clothing;

Graynoun

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray;

Graynoun

horse of a light grey or whitish color

Graynoun

English poet best known for his elegy written in a country church-yard (1716-1771)

Graynoun

American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

Graynoun

United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

Grayverb

make gray;

Grayverb

turn gray;

Grayadjective

an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white;

Grayadjective

showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair;

Grayadjective

darkened with overcast;

Grayadjective

used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms);

Grayadjective

intermediate in character or position;

Grayadjective

US spelling of grey

Graynoun

the SI unit of the absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, corresponding to one joule per kilogram.

Silvernoun

(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.

Silvernoun

Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.

Silvernoun

Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.

Silvernoun

Any items made from silver or any other white metal.

Silvernoun

(countable) A shiny gray color.

Silvernoun

Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

Silveradjective

Made from silver.

Silveradjective

Made from another white metal.

Silveradjective

Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

Silveradjective

Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.

Silveradjective

(of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.

Silveradjective

Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery colour.

Silververb

To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silvernoun

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.

Silvernoun

Coin made of silver; silver money.

Silvernoun

Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

Silvernoun

The color of silver.

Silveradjective

Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.

Silveradjective

Resembling silver.

Silveradjective

Precious; costly.

Silververb

To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.

Silververb

To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.

Silververb

To make hoary, or white, like silver.

Silververb

To acquire a silvery color.

Silvernoun

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

Silvernoun

coins made of silver

Silvernoun

a light shade of gray

Silvernoun

silverware eating utensils

Silvernoun

a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

Silververb

coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;

Silververb

make silver in color;

Silververb

turn silver;

Silveradjective

made from or largely consisting of silver;

Silveradjective

having the white lustrous sheen of silver;

Silveradjective

lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver;

Silveradjective

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;

Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ: or ) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal.