gold

1. (satellite adjective) made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
Synonyms: gilded, golden

2. (noun) great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
Related Words: riches, wealth

3. (noun) coins made of gold
Related Words: precious metal

4. (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
Synonyms: Au, atomic number 79
Related Words: gold dust, green gold, guinea gold, noble metal

5. (noun) a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
Synonyms: amber
Related Words: yellow, yellowness

6. (satellite adjective) having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
Synonyms: aureate, gilded, gilt, golden



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