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Definitions for Gold

[1] a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol : Au; atomic weight : 196.967; atomic number : 79; specific gravity : 19.3 at 20°C.
[2] a quantity of gold coins: to pay in gold.
[3] a monetary standard based on this metal; gold standard.
[4] money; wealth; riches.
[5] something likened to this metal in brightness, preciousness, superiority, etc.: a heart of gold.
[6] a bright, metallic yellow color, sometimes tending toward brown.
[7] gold medal.
[8] (initial capital letter ) Military . the code name for one of the five D-day invasion beaches, assaulted by British troops.
[9] consisting of gold.
[10] pertaining to gold.
[11] like gold.
[12] of the color of gold.
[13] indicating the fiftieth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
[14] (of an audio recording) having sold a minimum of 500,000 copies.
[15] 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.
[16] Nanay.
[17] Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
[18] Thomas, 1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
[19] 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°C; boiling pt: 2857°C Related adjectives: aurous, auric (as modifier ) a gold mine
[20] a coin or coins made of this metal
[21] money; wealth
[22] something precious, beautiful, etc, such as a noble nature (esp in the phrase heart of gold )
[23] a deep yellow colour, sometimes with a brownish tinge (as adjective ) a gold carpet
[24] archery the bull's eye of a target, scoring nine points
[25] short for gold medal
[26] Thomas. 1920–2004, Austrian-born astronomer, working in England and the US: with Bondi and Hoyle he proposed the steady-state theory of the universe

Words related to Gold

gilt, halcyon, aureate, gilded, aurelian, auric, auriferous, aurous

Words nearby Gold

goiás, goiânia, goji, golan heights, golconda, gold, gold basis, gold beetle, gold bond, gold brick, gold bronze

Origin of Gold

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Gold, Gothic gulth

Other words from Gold

non·gold , noun, adjective

Word origin for Gold

Old English gold; related to Old Norse gull, Gothic gulth, Old High German gold

Synonyms for Gold

gilt, halcyon, aureate, aurelian, auric, auriferous, aurous, gilded