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(satellite adjective) made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" |
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Synonyms: gilded, golden |
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(noun) great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson |
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Related Words: riches, wealth |
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(noun) coins made of gold |
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Related Words: precious metal |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: Au, atomic number 79 |
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Related Words: gold dust, green gold, guinea gold, noble metal |
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(noun) a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" |
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Synonyms: amber |
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Related Words: yellow, yellowness |
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(satellite adjective) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" |
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Synonyms: aureate, gilded, gilt, golden |
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