[gohld] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C. |
| 2. | a quantity of gold coins: to pay in gold. |
| 3. | a monetary standard based on this metal; gold standard. |
| 4. | money; wealth; riches. |
| 5. | something likened to this metal in brightness, preciousness, superiority, etc.: a heart of gold. |
| 6. | a bright, metallic yellow color, sometimes tending toward brown. |
| 7. | gold medal. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter) Military. the code name for one of the five D-day invasion beaches, assaulted by British troops. |
| 9. | consisting of gold. |
| 10. | pertaining to gold. |
| 11. | like gold. |
| 12. | of the color of gold. |
| 13. | indicating the fiftieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. |
| 14. | (of a record, CD, or cassette) having sold a minimum of 500,000 copies. |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
[gohld] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. |
| 2. | Thomas, 1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe. |
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| gold
(gōld) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. Having the color of gold. [Middle English, from Old English; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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gold
"Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same." [George Bernard Shaw, 1898]
| gold | |
adjective | |
| 1. | made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" |
| 2. | having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn: aureate] |
noun | |
| 1. | coins made of gold |
| 2. | a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: amber] |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson |
| 5. | something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" |
| gold
(gōld) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Au 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. |
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gold (gōld)
n.
Symbol Au
A soft yellow element that resists corrosion and is the most malleable and ductile metal. A good thermal and electrical conductor, gold is generally alloyed to increase its strength. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,064.2°C; boiling point 2,856°C; specific gravity 19.3; valence 1, 3.
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Main Entry: gold
Pronunciation: 'gOld
Function: noun
often attributive : a malleable ductile yellow metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in afew minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures and in the form of its salts (as gold sodium thiomalate) especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis —symbol Au;—see ELEMENT table
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gold
Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L. alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.) The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold-colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.
Gold
Gild\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gilded or Gilt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gilding.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234. See Gold.]1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold. "Gilded chariots." --Pope. No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope. 2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten. Let oft good humor, mild and gay, Gild the calm evening of your day. --Trumbull. 3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak. 4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.] This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.
Gold
(1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) Heb. paz, native or pure gold (Job 28:17; Ps. 19:10; 21:3, etc.). (4.) Heb. betzer, "ore of gold or silver" as dug out of the mine (Job 36:19, where it means simply riches). (5.) Heb. kethem, i.e., something concealed or separated (Job 28:16,19; Ps. 45:9; Prov. 25:12). Rendered "golden wedge" in Isa. 13:12. (6.) Heb. haruts, i.e., dug out; poetic for gold (Prov. 8:10; 16:16; Zech. 9:3). Gold was known from the earliest times (Gen. 2:11). It was principally used for ornaments (Gen. 24:22). It was very abundant (1 Chr. 22:14; Nah. 2:9; Dan. 3:1). Many tons of it were used in connection with the temple (2 Chr. 1:15). It was found in Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir (1 Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job 28:16), but not in Palestine. In Dan. 2:38, the Babylonian Empire is spoken of as a "head of gold" because of its great riches; and Babylon was called by Isaiah (14:4) the "golden city" (R.V. marg., "exactress," adopting the reading _marhebah_, instead of the usual word _madhebah_).
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