gold | | |
n. (possession) | 1. gold | coins made of gold. |
| ~ precious metal | any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry. |
| ~ atomic number 79, au, gold | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia. |
n. (attribute) | 2. amber, gold | a deep yellow color.; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" |
| ~ yellow, yellowness | yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons. |
n. (substance) | 3. atomic number 79, au, gold | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia. |
| ~ gold foil | foil made of gold. |
| ~ gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil. |
| ~ gold | coins made of gold. |
| ~ noble metal | any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation. |
| ~ 24-karat gold, pure gold | 100 per cent gold. |
| ~ gold dust | the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining. |
| ~ dental gold | an alloy of gold used in dentistry. |
| ~ green gold | a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance. |
| ~ guinea gold | 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made. |
| ~ graphic tellurium, sylvanite | a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America. |
n. (possession) | 4. gold | great wealth.; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold" |
| ~ riches, wealth | an abundance of material possessions and resources. |
n. (attribute) | 5. gold | something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc..; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" |
| ~ invaluableness, pricelessness, valuableness, preciousness | the positive quality of being precious and beyond value. |
adj. | 6. gilded, gold, golden | made from or covered with gold.; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" |
| ~ metal, metallic | containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal.; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades" |
adj. | 7. aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden | having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
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