| Noun | 1. | gold - coins made of goldprecious metal - any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry atomic number 79, Au, gold - a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | |
| 2. | gold - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"yellow, yellowness - the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | |
| 3. | gold - a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regiagold - coins made of gold noble metal - any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation gold dust - the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining green gold - a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance guinea gold - 22-karat gold from which guinea coins were made graphic tellurium, sylvanite - a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America | |
| 4. | gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonsonriches, wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resources | |
| 5. | gold - something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" | |
| Adj. | 1. | gold - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce | |
| 2. | gold - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue | |