GOLD | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of gold in English goldnoun uk /ɡəʊld/ us /ɡoʊld/

gold noun (METAL)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 [ U ] (symbol Au) a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins and jewellery: Investment in gold was down 29 per cent. He gave me a beautiful carved pendant made of gold. The knives and forks were solid gold.   Anthony Bradshaw/DigitalVision/GettyImages

• The bank holds large reserves of gold.
• She was absolutely dripping with gold.
• It's not solid gold - it's just gilt.

Chemical elements

• actinium
• alkali metal
• americium
• astatine
• berkelium
• brimstone
• bromine
• calcium
• fluorine
• germanium
• iodine
• lithium
• manganese
• nickel
• plutonium
• quicksilver
• selenium
• sodium
• transition metal
• zinc

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gold noun (COLOUR)

[ C or U ] the shiny or deep yellow colour of the metal gold: She walked onto the red carpet wearing a long gold dress. The team's colours are green and gold. The colour scheme in the living room is a rich mix of blues, greens, and golds.

• He had a tattoo done of a snake in gold and black.
• The nail polish range goes from metallic golds to fiery reds.
• The jacket is available in black, cream, and gold.

Less common colours

• apple green
• argent
• ashy
• avocado
• baby blue
• carmine
• cerise
• dun
• emerald
• indigo
• peacock blue
• puce
• racing green
• ruddily
• rust
• salmon pink
• sanguine
• shocking pink
• sky blue
• verdure

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gold noun (MEDAL)

[ C ] (also gold medal) a small disc of gold that is given to the person who wins a competition, especially in a sport: He's running so well - surely he'll take the gold. Prizes, rewards and medals

• (the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbow idiom
• Academy Award
• award
• bemedalled
• blue ribbon
• booby prize
• bronze
• gold medal
• gong
• grab bag
• Grammy
• honour
• Oscar
• platinum disc
• prize
• Pulitzer Prize
• rainbow
• stake
• the golden boot
• the wooden spoon

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gold noun (SOMETHING SPECIAL)

[ U ] something that is very special or valuable: comedy gold The new show is pure comedy gold. Neither film seemed like box-office gold before it opened. Good and excellent things

• badass
• be the best thing since sliced bread idiom
• beatification
• beaut
• beauty
• gem
• high-end
• humdinger
• jewel
• jim-dandy
• keeper
• king
• peach
• screamer
• sleeping beauty
• sliced bread
• superstar
• the jewel in the crown idiom
• the real deal
• the Rolls-Royce of something idiom

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be worth your/its weight in gold goldadjective uk /ɡəʊld/ us /ɡoʊld/ A2 made of gold: He wore a gold ring. She has a lot of gold jewellery. a gold dome having the shiny or deep yellow colour of the metal gold: The fish are blue with gold stripes down the side. The buildings of the city turn pink and gold in the late afternoon sun. gold paint

• There was a luxurious bathtub with gold taps.
• They found ancient gold coins.
• The king and queen ate off gold plates.
• She always does her presents up beautifully in gold and silver paper.
• She was wearing a gold silk top with a pink mini skirt.
• The ship's name was picked out in bright gold letters along her stern.

Less common colours

• apple green
• argent
• ashy
• avocado
• baby blue
• carmine
• cerise
• dun
• emerald
• indigo
• peacock blue
• puce
• racing green
• ruddily
• rust
• salmon pink
• sanguine
• shocking pink
• sky blue
• verdure

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Idiom

go gold (Definition of gold from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

gold | American Dictionary

goldnoun [ U ] us /ɡoʊld/

gold noun [U] (METAL)

Add to word list Add to word list a soft, yellow metal that is highly valued and used esp. in jewelry and as a form of wealth: The price of gold reached a new high Thursday.

gold

adjective [ not gradable ] us /ɡoʊld/ She wears lots of gold jewelry. goldadjective, noun [ C/U ] us /ɡoʊld/

gold adjective, noun [C/U] (COLOR)

(of) a bright yellow color: a gold dress [ U ] His uniform was scarlet and gold. (Definition of gold from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

gold | Business English

goldnoun [ U ]   NATURAL RESOURCES, FINANCE uk /ɡəʊld/ us Add to word list Add to word list a valuable metal that is traded, bought and sold, and is used by some governments as a currency: During difficult economic times, gold is considered to be a very safe investment. See also spot gold (Definition of gold from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of gold

gold The medal haul of 11 golds was the best performance since 1920. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Time-resolved electron-temperature measurement in a highly excited gold target using femtosecond thermionic emission. From the Cambridge English Corpus The pathologic work-up is known to have a very high sensitivity and specificity, and is considered a gold standard for tissue specimens. From the Cambridge English Corpus Long-term survival estimates only exist for gold inlays (7;28). From the Cambridge English Corpus The medical record is treated as the "gold standard" against which the billing data were compared. From the Cambridge English Corpus The latter is ideally the true outcome or a gold standard test. From the Cambridge English Corpus The lack of a proven gold standard makes these choices rather arbitrary until one configuration is demonstrated to be superior to others. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, we used a more widely defined gold standard, which reduces the absolute effectiveness of any one method. From the Cambridge English Corpus The immuno-stained particles with 20 nm colloidal gold were recognised. From the Cambridge English Corpus Even the price of gold is not always the price of gold. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the proliferation of paper currency can destabilize the value of gold, its strict regulation seems desirable. From the Cambridge English Corpus What happens, for example, when representation is no longer merely mimesis but a more than adequate substitute, when paper becomes more or better than gold? From the Cambridge English Corpus I observed earlier that gold is most often either an architectural ornament or an attribute of nature. From the Cambridge English Corpus Within this "beleaguered city" (147; bk. 1, ch. 12), is there any gold to be found? From the Cambridge English Corpus She also achieved golds in the 100 metres breaststroke and 200 metres freestyle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of gold These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with gold

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gold badgeThese individuals are also informally referred to as gold badge due to the insignia they wear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   gold braceletBut what if the find is a single item of gold jewellery or a prehistoric gold bracelet? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   gold braidThough gold braid may sound expensive, it does not turn out so in practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with gold What is the pronunciation of gold?

Translations of gold

in Chinese (Traditional) 金，金子，黃金, （尤指體育競賽中授予的）金牌，金質獎章, 金質的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 金，金子，黄金, （尤指体育竞赛中授予的）金牌，金质奖章, 金质的… See more in Spanish oro, dorado, oro [masculine]… See more in Portuguese ouro, medalha de ouro, dourado… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सोने, सोन्याने बनलेले, सोनेरी… See more 金, 金の, 金製の… See more altın, altın madalya, altından yapılmış… See more or [masculine], médaille [feminine] d’or, en or… See more or, d’or, daurat… See more goud, goud-, goudstukken… See more நாணயங்கள் மற்றும் ஆபரணங்கள் தயாரிக்கப் பயன்படும் மதிப்புமிக்க, பளபளப்பான, மஞ்சள் உலோகம் கொண்ட ஒரு வேதியியல் தனிமம்… See more सोना, सोने से बना, या सोने के रंग का… See more સુવર્ણ, સોનું, સોનેરી… See more guld, guld-, guldmønter… See more guld, guld-, gyllene… See more emas, berwarna keemasan… See more das Gold, golden, die Goldfarbe… See more gull [neuter], gullfarge [masculine], av gull… See more سونا, سونے کا, سنہرا… See more золото, золотистий колір… See more золото, золотая медаль, золотой… See more బంగారం… See more ذَهَب, ذَهَبي… See more সোনা, স্বর্ণ, একটি রাসায়নিক উপাদান যা মূল্যবান… See more zlato, zlatý… See more emas, warna emas… See more ทอง, เหรียญทอง, มีสีทอง… See more vàng, tiền vàng, màu vàng… See more złoto, złoty… See more 금, 금의, 금색의… See more oro, d’oro, dorato… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of gold

• gold medal
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    • gold (METAL)
    • gold (COLOUR)
    • gold (MEDAL)
    • gold (SOMETHING SPECIAL)
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    • gold (METAL)
  • Adjective 
    • gold
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    • gold (COLOR)
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