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Gold
1[ gohld, gawld ]
Gold
2[ gohld ]
noun
- Herbert, 1924–2023, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Thomas, 1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
gold
3[ gohld ]
noun
- a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. : Au; : 196.967; : 79; : 19.3 at 20°C.
- a quantity of gold coins:
to pay in gold.
- a monetary standard based on this metal; gold standard.
- something likened to this metal in brightness, preciousness, superiority, etc.:
a heart of gold.
- a bright, metallic yellow color, sometimes tending toward brown.
- Gold, Military. the code name for one of the five D-day invasion beaches, assaulted by British troops.
adjective
- consisting of gold.
- pertaining to gold.
- like gold.
- of the color of gold.
- indicating the fiftieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
- (of an audio recording) having sold a minimum of 500,000 copies.
Gold
1/ ɡəʊ /
noun
- GoldThomas19202004MAustrianSCIENCE: astronomer Thomas. 1920–2004, Austrian-born astronomer, working in England and the US: with Bondi and Hoyle he proposed the steady-state theory of the universe
gold
2/ ɡəʊ /
noun
- a dense inert bright yellow element that is the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in rocks and alluvial deposits: used as a monetary standard and in jewellery, dentistry, and plating. The radioisotope gold-198 ( radiogold ), with a half-life of 2.69 days, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Au; atomic no: 79; atomic wt: 196.96654; valency: 1 or 3; relative density: 19.3; melting pt: 1064.43°C; boiling pt: 2857°C aurousauric
- ( as modifier )
a gold mine
- a coin or coins made of this metal
- money; wealth
- something precious, beautiful, etc, such as a noble nature (esp in the phrase heart of gold )
- a deep yellow colour, sometimes with a brownish tinge
- ( as adjective )
a gold carpet
- archery the bull's eye of a target, scoring nine points
- short for gold medal
gold
- A soft, shiny, yellow element that is the most malleable of all the metals. It occurs in veins and in alluvial deposits. Because it is very durable, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat and electricity, gold is used as a plated coating on electrical and mechanical components. It is also an international monetary standard and is used in jewelry and for decoration. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,063.0°C; boiling point 2,966.0°C; specific gravity 19.32; valence 1, 3.
- See Periodic Table See Note at element
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·DZ noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Gold1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Gold1
Idioms and Phrases
- go gold,
- (of an audio recording) to attain sales of 500,000 copies or more.
- (of a video game) to complete the development cycle from production through quality assurance testing and enter the sales and shipping cycle:
The game went gold in November and was on store shelves for the holiday season.
Example Sentences
General manager Joe Hortiz struck gold with second-round pick Ladd McConkey last year as the former Georgia star set Chargers rookie records for receptions and receiving yards.
"We had a strong room for the gold collection, they managed to open it and took all the gold," Ms Ahmed said.
So the whereabouts of pieces like a gold collar from the pyramid of King Talakhamani at Nuri, which dates to the 5th Century BC, are unknown.
The story of the National Museum – taken over by armed men, its gold and valuables looted and stolen – mirrors the individual stories of so many Sudanese in this conflict: they have been forced to flee, their houses occupied, their gold stolen.
A dollar gauge is on track for its worst performance during the first 100 days of a U.S. presidency in data going back to the Nixon era, when America abandoned the gold standard and switched to a free-floating exchange rate.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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