silverware
Anything manufactured from silverAnything manufactured from silver.
» Which drawer is the silverware in?
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Anything manufactured from silver.
(countable, uncountable)Anything with a silvery colour.
(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
(countable, uncountable)Trophies, success in a competition.
Examples
43 sentencesWhich drawer is the silverware in?
Tom dried the silverware with a dishtowel.
The silverware is in the top drawer.
The silverware goes in the top drawer.
Put the silverware in the top drawer.
Translations
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Forms
plural: silverwares| Singular | silverware |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable