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5 N‑VAR A silver is the same as a silver medal . □  The British sprinter won silver in the women's 100m.

6born with a silver spoon in your mouth → see spoon

si l|ver bi rch (silver birches or silver birch ) N‑VAR A silver birch is a tree with a greyish-white trunk and branches.

sil|vered /s I lvə ^r d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can describe something as silvered when it has become silver in colour. [LITERARY ] □  He had a magnificent head of silvered hair.

si l|ver ju |bi|lee (silver jubilees ) N‑COUNT A silver jubilee is the 25th anniversary of an important event such as a person becoming king or queen, or an organization being started. □  Channel 4's silver jubilee is celebrated with a brace of quizzes.

si l|ver li n|ing

1 PHRASE If you say that every cloud has a silver lining , you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it. □  As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.

2 N‑SING If you talk about a silver lining , you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation. □ [+ of ] The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.

si l|ver me d|al (silver medals ) N‑COUNT If you win a silver medal , you come second in a competition, especially a sports contest, and are given a medal made of silver as a prize. □  Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.

si l|ver pla te

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Silver plate is metal that has been coated with a thin layer of silver. □  …silver-plate cutlery.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Silver plate is dishes, bowls, and cups that are made of silver. [BRIT ] □  …gold and silver plate, jewellery, and roomfuls of antique furniture. in AM, use silver , solid silver

si lver-pla ted ADJ Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver. □  …silver-plated cutlery.

si l|ver scree n N‑SING People sometimes refer to the films that are shown in cinemas as the silver screen . □  Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen.

silver|smith /s I lvə ^r sm I θ/ (silversmiths ) N‑COUNT A silversmith is a person who makes things out of silver.

si lver-to ngued ADJ [usu ADJ n] A silver-tongued person is very skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do. □  …a silver-tongued lawyer.

silver|ware /s I lvə ^r weə ^r /

1 N‑UNCOUNT You can use silverware to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes. □  There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Journalists sometimes use silverware to refer to silver cups and other prizes won by sports teams or players. □  Everton paraded their recently acquired silverware.

si l|ver we d|ding (silver weddings ) N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] A married couple's silver wedding or silver wedding anniversary is the 25th anniversary of their wedding. □  He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.

sil|very /s I lvəri/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Silvery things look like silver or are the colour of silver. □  …a small, intense man with silvery hair.

sim /s I m/ (sims ) N‑COUNT A sim is a computer game that simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft. [COMPUTING ] □  The game is a simple sports sim.

SIM card /s I m kɑː ^r d/ (SIM cards ) N‑COUNT A SIM card is a microchip in a mobile phone that connects it to a particular phone network. SIM is an abbreviation for 'Subscriber Identity Module'.

sim|ian /s I miən/