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Gold
1[ gohld, gawld ]
Gold
2[ gohld ]
noun
- Herbert, 1924鈥2023, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Thomas, 1920鈥2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
gold
3[ gohld ]
noun
- a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. : Au; : 196.967; : 79; : 19.3 at 20掳C.
- a quantity of gold coins:
to pay in gold.
- a monetary standard based on this metal; gold standard.
- something likened to this metal in brightness, preciousness, superiority, etc.:
a heart of gold.
- a bright, metallic yellow color, sometimes tending toward brown.
- Gold, Military. the code name for one of the five D-day invasion beaches, assaulted by British troops.
adjective
- consisting of gold.
- pertaining to gold.
- like gold.
- of the color of gold.
- indicating the fiftieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
- (of an audio recording) having sold a minimum of 500,000 copies.
Gold
1/ 伞蓹蕣濒诲 /
noun
- GoldThomas19202004MAustrianSCIENCE: astronomer Thomas. 1920鈥2004, Austrian-born astronomer, working in England and the US: with Bondi and Hoyle he proposed the steady-state theory of the universe
gold
2/ 伞蓹蕣濒诲 /
noun
- a dense inert bright yellow element that is the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in rocks and alluvial deposits: used as a monetary standard and in jewellery, dentistry, and plating. The radioisotope gold-198 ( radiogold ), with a half-life of 2.69 days, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Au; atomic no: 79; atomic wt: 196.96654; valency: 1 or 3; relative density: 19.3; melting pt: 1064.43掳C; boiling pt: 2857掳C aurousauric
- ( as modifier )
a gold mine
- a coin or coins made of this metal
- money; wealth
- something precious, beautiful, etc, such as a noble nature (esp in the phrase heart of gold )
- a deep yellow colour, sometimes with a brownish tinge
- ( as adjective )
a gold carpet
- archery the bull's eye of a target, scoring nine points
- short for gold medal
gold
- A soft, shiny, yellow element that is the most malleable of all the metals. It occurs in veins and in alluvial deposits. Because it is very durable, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat and electricity, gold is used as a plated coating on electrical and mechanical components. It is also an international monetary standard and is used in jewelry and for decoration. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,063.0掳C; boiling point 2,966.0掳C; specific gravity 19.32; valence 1, 3.
- See Periodic Table See Note at element
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍路驳辞濒诲顎 noun adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Gold1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Gold1
Idioms and Phrases
- go gold,
- (of an audio recording) to attain sales of 500,000 copies or more.
- (of a video game) to complete the development cycle from production through quality assurance testing and enter the sales and shipping cycle:
The game went gold in November and was on store shelves for the holiday season.
Example Sentences
Though the photo cuts off the top half of the cardigan-clad baby鈥檚 face, presumably for privacy reasons, her name can be seen boldly emblazoned 鈥 in gold, of course 鈥 on her plain white onesie.
鈥淔rom the leather and chain looks to the queens in long black and yellow spiral dresses to the woman dancing on a speaker in a gold sequin romper outfit, everywhere I looked people felt hot and haute and danced with abandon,鈥 he says.
From dragging tyres up hills in South London to a gold rush and signing ringside at some of the biggest fights of the past year, the 33-year-old has come a long way in a short time.
Buckle subsequently beat the Kazak Lazzat Kungeibayeva, previously a gold medallist at the world championships, at her first overseas tournament for England.
She would go on to win the 2023 Haringey Box Cup, another NAC gold medal in 2024 and the Golden Girl tournament in Sweden in 2025.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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