gold
/gˈoʊld/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
Adjective Satellite
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
Noun
coins made of gold
Noun
a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
Noun
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
Noun
great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
Noun
something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
More General Terms
invaluableness
noble metal
precious metal
preciousness
pricelessness
riches
valuableness
wealth
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