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gold
has definitions from the fields of color,chemistry
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[ noun ] (color) a deep yellow color
Synonyms Examples "an amber light illuminated the room" "he admired the gold of her hair" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)It was professedly worth three thousand dollars in stock and good_will , and the name was written in gold in foot high letters across each of the two display_windows . On the right window , at eye level , in smaller print but also in gold , was Gonzalez , Prop. , and under_that , Se_Habla_Espanol . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Then I saw the father 's head slightly turn ; gauche rainbow shapes replaced the poignant ovals of gold . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)In the first place , it 's static ; in the second place , it does n't look authentic ; and in the third place , it would cost a fortune to reproduce in_the_first_place - you 've got six colors there including gold '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] coins made of gold
Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)He does n't really need the immense sum_of_money ( probably converted from American gold on the London_Exchange ) he makes them pay . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)An old shipwreck , a high dam , an old covered bridge , a place to find agates or other semi-precious stones or a place to pan gold , etcetera may be of interest . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) 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
Synonyms Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Figurines and simple chapels presage the emergence of sculpture and architecture in Greece ; objects in gold , ivory , and bronze grow more numerous . Related terms noble_metal guinea_gold gold_dust green_gold gold_leaf sylvanite dental_gold gold_foil |
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[ adjective ] (color) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Examples "long aureate (or golden) hair" "a gold carpet" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)He sucked_in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again , wound the gold wire stems of his glasses around his ears and_then , eying the report as it lay before him on the desk , intoned , `` Acting_Lieutenant_Gunnar_Matson one failed to see that the station_keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station 's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide_Detail of the Inspector's_Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying_on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting_Captain_O._T._Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known_as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' - he leaned_back and peeled_off his glasses `` - failed to co-operate with the Acting_Captain by returning promptly when so ordered . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made from or covered with gold
Examples "gold coins" "the gold dome of the Capitol" "the golden calf" "gilded icons" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)When we got there , Trig and the Negro were quarreling over possession of a gold crucifix around the neck of a wounded Filipino . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1984
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[ noun ] something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
Examples "the child was as good as gold" "she has a heart of gold" Related terms |
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[ noun ] great wealth
Examples "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson Related terms |
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