transcription, транскрипция: [ goʊld ]
( golds)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Gold is a valuable, yellow-coloured metal that is used for making jewellery and ornaments, and as an international currency.
...a sapphire set in gold...
The price of gold was going up.
...gold coins.
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2.
Gold is jewellery and other things that are made of gold.
We handed over all our gold and money.
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3.
Something that is gold is a bright yellow colour, and is often shiny.
I’d been wearing Michel’s black and gold shirt.
COLOUR
4.
A gold is the same as a gold medal . ( INFORMAL )
His ambition was to win gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996...
This Saturday the British star is going for gold in the Winter Olympics.
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5.
If you say that a child is being as good as gold , you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
PHRASE : v-link PHR , PHR after v [ emphasis ]
6.
If you say that someone has a heart of gold , you are emphasizing that they are very good and kind to other people.
They are all good boys with hearts of gold. They would never steal.
PHRASE : heart inflects , v PHR , with PHR [ emphasis ]
7.
to strike gold: see strike
worth one’s weight in gold: see weight
see also fool’s gold