Gold

/ɡəʊld/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. (countable or uncountable) A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
3. (uncountable) A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
4. (countable) The bullseye of an archery target.
5. (countable) A gold medal.
6. (figuratively) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
7. (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.
8. ☉ (alchemy)

Example Sentences

You like to hear about gold. A king filled his prison room As full as the room could hold To the top of his reach on the wall With every known shape of the stuff. ’Twas to buy himself off his doom.

The pirates were searching for gold.

Daniel hit the gold to win the contest.

France has won three golds and five silvers.

That food mixer you gave me is absolute gold, mate!

Now obviously this meant that I went over my allotted time, but the theatre management didn't mind because I was giving them comedy gold and that's what gets bums on seats.

Marge Quincey didn't deserve a husband like his dad. He was pure gold, and she wasn't worth a light beside him.

a gold chain

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• gold
• golds
• gould
• ☉
• golder
• goldest
• golding
• golded

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