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  1. Silver
    The metal favored by Witches; symbolically connected with the Moon.
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  2. silver
    Waters:Fresh and saltWaters of the world. Aquacultured worldwide. Description (in water): Trout are long, thin speckled fish ranging in color from silvery-gray (eg. rainbow trout) to brown (eg. brown trout). They range in size from 6 to 20 inches and in weight from 8 ounces to 50 lbs. Description (in market): Trout meat is usually pale orange-pink, sometimes a deeper red-pink (though young trout are often white-fleshed). It is rich and full-flavored, with a firm yet creamy texture and moderate t…
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  3. silver
    [adj] - made from or largely consisting of silver 2. [adj] - having the white lustrous sheen of silver 3. [n] - a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal 4. [n] - coins made of silver 5. [v] - coat with...
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  4. Silver
    A bright white precious metal extracted from ore by smelting. Finds suggest that silver was not in wide use in Britain, but it does turn up as a small quantity of jewellery, and in sheet form with hammered decoration.
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  5. Silver
    Photograph courtesy of MineraliteA pure white metallic element. The best electrical conductor and used in photographic emulsions. Argentum is Latin for silver, hence the symbol Ag. Symbol Ag Also known as ArgentumDiscoveredSilver was known to ancient civilisations.
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  6. Silver
    Silver: A metal used in some medications and in many 'natural' remedies, as well as in silver amalgam for filling cavities in teeth. Silver has antibiotic properties. However, overuse of silver, or use of products containing silver by people with certain health conditions, can result in silver poisoning (argyria). See also argyria.
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  7. Silver
    Precious metal which is lighter and slightly less malleable than gold, but unlike gold is prone to tarnishing due to chemical reaction with pollutants in the air. Silver products are made from an alloy of pure silver and a small proportion of a base metal such as copper to improve strength and durability. The proportion of pure silver varies accord …
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  8. Silver
    Sil'ver noun [ Middle English silver , selver , seolver , Anglo-Saxon seolfor , siolfur , siolufr , silofr , sylofr ; akin to Old Saxon silubar , OFries. selover , Dutch zilv...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/103

  9. Silver
    Sil'ver adjective 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. ' Silver hair.' Shak. « Oth...
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  10. Silver
    Sil'ver transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Silvered ; present participle & verbal noun Silvering .] 1. To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a...
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  11. Silver
    Sil'ver intransitive verb To acquire a silvery color. [ R.] « The eastern sky began to silver and shine.» Latin Wallace.
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  12. silver
    1. <chemistry, element> 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 ...
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  13. silver
    silvern adjective having the white lustrous sheen of silver; `a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap`; `repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen`
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  14. silver
    adjective made from or largely consisting of silver; `silver bracelets`
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  15. silver
    Ag noun 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
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  16. silver
    noun coins made of silver
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  17. Silver
    Latin argentum; used as coin metal only after electron metal, because it was more difficult to obtain. Between the tenth and the twelfth century, most of the silver in Europe came from the Harz mountains. The Schwaz silver mine in Tyrol boomed from the fifteenth century onwards. From the mid-sixteenth century, most silver came from America.
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  18. silver
    (Ag) (sil´vәr) a chemical element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.870. It is used in medicine for its caustic, astringent, and antiseptic effects. It is also used in dentistry in alloys, in soldering, and as cones to obliterate the root canal. silver nitrate ...
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  19. Silver
    • (a.) Precious; costly. • (n.) The color of silver. • (v. t.) To make hoary, or white, like silver. • (v. t.) 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 ...
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  20. silver
    chemical element, a white, lustrous metal valued for its decorative beauty and electrical conductivity. Silver is located in Group Ib Period 5 of the ... [31 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/96

  21. Silver
    Silver is a English mixed name. The meaning of the name is `Silver Color, Precious Metal` Where is it used? The name Silver is mainly used In English. The name Silver doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Silver seems to be unique!
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  22. silver
    silver, metallic chemical element; symbol Ag [Lat. argentum]; at. no. 47; at. wt. 107.8682; m.p. 961.93°C; b.p. 2,212°C; sp. gr. 10.5 at 20°C; valence +1 or +2. Pure silver is nearly white, lustrous, soft, very ductile, malleable, and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. In ma...
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  23. Silver
    Silver is a white, ductile metallic element that is sonorous, very malleable, capable of a high degree of polish, and chiefly univalent with it's compounds and has the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of any substance. It has the symbol Ag.
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  24. Silver
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sil′vĕr Definitions: 1. Henry K., 20th-century U.S. pediatrician. See: Silver-Russell dwarfism, Silver-Russell syndrome
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  25. silver
    (Ag) Type: Term Pronunciation: sil′vĕr Definitions: 1. a metallic element, atomic no. 47, atomic wt. 107.8682. Many salts have clinical applications. Synonyms: argentum
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