shilling vs silver

shilling

noun
  • A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling. 

  • A currency in the United States, differing in value between states. 

  • The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. 

  • The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar. 

silver

noun
  • Coins made from silver or any similar white metal. 

  • A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag. 

  • a silver medal 

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

  • Any items made from silver or any other white metal. 

  • A shiny gray color. 

  • Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white. 

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

  • To acquire a silvery colour. 

  • To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal. 

  • To make hoary, or white, like silver. 

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

  • Premium, but inferior to gold. 

  • Having a color like silver: a shiny gray. 

  • Made from silver. 

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

  • Made from another white metal. 

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