noun

1. a soft, white, metallic chemical element that is extremely ductile and malleable, an excellent reflector of light, and the best metallic conductor of heat and electricity: it is a precious metal and is used in the manufacture of coins, jewelry, alloys, etc.: symbol, Ag; at. no., 47
2. 1. silver coin
   2. money; riches; wealth
3. something, esp. tableware, made of or plated with silver; silverware
4. the lustrous, grayish-white color of silver
5. something having this color, as the material used in coating the back of a mirror
6. a salt of silver as used in photography, etc.
7. silver medal

Etymology: ME selver < OE seolfer, akin to Ger silber, Goth silubr, prob. a loanword < a non-IE source

adjective

1. made of, containing, or plated with silver silver thread
2. of, based on, or having to do with silver the silver standard
3. ☆ of or advocating the adoption of silver as a standard of currency
4. having the color or luster of silver; silvery
5. having a silvery tone or sound
6. eloquent a silver tongue
7. marking or celebrating the 25th anniversary

transitive verb

1. to cover or coat with silver or something like silver
2. to make silvery in color hair silvered with age

intransitive verb