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gold

/ɡoʊld/noun, adjective1 syllable

Gold means: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.

Synonyms for gold12

noun, as in 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

Au, atomic number 79

noun, as in a deep yellow color

amber

adjective, as in having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

aureate, gilded, gilt, golden, chromatic

adjective, as in made from or covered with gold

golden, gilded, metallic, metal

also used for gold

mul:Au, good as gold

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What does gold mean?7

adjective

1

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold“long aureate (or golden) hair”

2

made from or covered with gold“gold coins”

noun

1

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

2

a deep yellow color“an amber light illuminated the room”

3

coins made of gold

4

great wealth“Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, / And almost every vice, almighty gold …”

5

something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.“the child was as good as gold”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gold?21

three syllables

uncontrolled
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All 21 rhymes for gold, grouped by syllable

Gold in a sentence

  • Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.Scott
  • Gold circulates because it has value, but paper money has value because it circulates.origami10
  • Gold has a price, but knowledge is invaluable.dimitris
  • Because one put on a gold necklace, the other put on a string.sabretou
  • Silence is worth gold, but not when you're trying to learn a foreign language.verdulo
  • His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold.carlosalberto
  • One gives away apples and pears, and not gold and green forests.neron
  • Which weighs less, a kilogram of gold or a kilogram of silver?AlanF_US

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Forms of gold

as a noun

plural
golds

as a adjective

comparative
golder
superlative
goldest