Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Anything manufactured from silver.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Anything with a silvery colour.

  3. (Atlantic Canada, US, countable, uncountable)Knives, forks and spoons (whether made from silver or not).

    Tafelsilber, Essbesteck, Silberware

    столо́вые прибо́рыstolóvyje pribóry, прибо́рыpribóry

    столо́ві прибо́риstolóvi prybóry, кухо́нне прила́ддяkuxónne pryláddja, срі́бні ви́робиsríbni výroby

    tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel

  4. (countable, uncountable)Trophies, success in a competition.

Examples

43 sentences
  1. Which drawer is the silverware in?

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  2. Tom dried the silverware with a dishtowel.

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  3. The silverware is in the top drawer.

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  4. The silverware goes in the top drawer.

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  5. Put the silverware in the top drawer.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
(US) knives, forks and spoons:
anything made from silver:
Русский
By meaning 1
(US) knives, forks and spoons:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(US) knives, forks and spoons:
anything made from silver:

Forms

plural: silverwares
Singularsilverware
Pluralsilverwares

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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