I.
noun
1 yellow metal
ADJECTIVE
▪ pure
▪ real
▪ solid
▪ fool's
▪ 9-carat , 18-carat , etc.
▪ molten
▪ beaten , rolled
▪ burnished
▪ tarnished
▪ white
VERB + GOLD
▪ extract , mine , produce
▪ look for , pan for , prospect for
▪
He spent weeks panning for ~ in the river.
▪ discover , find , strike
▪ be set in
▪
The rubies were set in 18-carat ~.
GOLD + NOUN
▪ mine , miner , mining , prospecting , prospector
▪ rush
▪
a gold-rush town
▪ deposit , dust , nugget
▪ bar , bullion , ingot
▪ bracelet , chain , coin , earring , jewellery/jewelry , necklace , ring , etc.
▪ leaf , plate
▪ market , reserves , stocks
▪
falling government ~ stocks
▪ standard
▪
The currency was tied to the ~ standard.
▪
Disney remains the ~ standard of family entertainment. ( figurative )
PHRASES
▪ a vein of ~
▪
The next day he struck a rich vein of ~.
2 gold medal
ADJECTIVE
▪ Olympic
VERB + GOLD
▪ get , take , win
▪
She got a ~ in the long jump.
▪ go for
▪
She's going for ~ this time.
II.
adj.
Gold is used with these nouns: ↑ record