silver

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silver is on the Basic English 850 List.
silk - silver - simple
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palladium 47 cadmium

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Singular
silver

Plural
silvers

A silver thing (silver colour).
Silver cutlery (definition 4)
  1. (uncountable) A metal with a near white colour and high value and the symbol Ag.
    He paid with a silver dollar.
  2. Silver is a shiny gray color.
    Her hair turned silver as she got older.
  3. (countable) A coin made of silver.
    Jenny had three coppers and one silver.
  4. (countable) A utensil or piece of cutlery made with silver; silverware
    Mom put out the good silver for Christmas.

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Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink