I. gold 1 S2 W2 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . [uncountable] a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewellery etc. It is a chemical ↑ element : symbol Au:
a gold ring
pure/solid gold
solid gold watches
9/18/22/24 carat gold (=a measurement used to show how pure gold is) ⇨ strike gold at ↑ strike 1 (14)
2 . [uncountable] coins, jewellery etc made of gold:
She came to the party dripping with gold (=wearing a lot of gold) .
3 . [uncountable and countable] the colour of gold:
The room was decorated in golds and blues.
Gold looks good on people with dark hair.
4 . [countable] informal a ↑ gold medal ⇨ have a heart of gold at ↑ heart (2)
5 . the pot of gold (at the end of the rainbow) ( also the crock of gold British English ) great wealth or something very good which someone hopes or tries hard to get, but is not very likely to get
II. gold 2 S3 W3 BrE AmE adjective
1 . made of gold
gold watch/chain/ring etc
2 . having the colour of gold:
a gold jacket
⇨ golden