Synonym: Au, amber, atomic number 79, aureate, gilded, gilt, golden. Similar words: happy-go-lucky. Meaning: [gəʊld]n. 1. coins made of gold 2. a deep yellow color 3. 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 4. great wealth 5. something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.. adj. 1. made from or covered with gold 2. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.
31. The uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
32. People used to pay in gold.
33. Inside the box was a gold watch.
34. The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.
35. We can distinguish between gold and silver.
36. This medal is made of genuine gold.
37. Gold is found in rocks and streams.
38. He won a gold medal in the 100 metres.
39. If u practice hard, u'll get a gold medal.
40. The pendant was hanging by a thin gold chain.
41. The ring was only plated with gold.
42. She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck.
43. Gold coins clinked in his hand.
44. They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.
45. He finished third in the Tote Gold Trophy.
46. A heavy gold necklace hung around her neck.
47. She is hoping to win the gold medal.
48. They refined gold out of the ore.
49. He looked at the gold with greedy eyes.
50. He spent weeks panning for gold in the river.
51. She had a gold chain around her neck.
52. The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
53. Sunlight streaks the water with gold.
54. The plate is overlaid with glittering gold.
55. She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal.
56. The watch was only plated with gold.
57. The first English gold coin was struck in 1255.
58. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.
59. The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.
60. She wore a long gold chain round her neck.
31. This is not pure gold; there is some alloy in it.
32. Gold is still a valuable metal but is often found in the mountain streams.
33. She is the favourite to strike gold in the 400 metres hurdles.
34. The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle.
35. The mayor presented him with a gold medal at an official city reception.
36. He topped off his career with an Olympic gold medal.
37. She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.
38. His pride lies in the fact that he is the gold medal winner.
39. This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know about cookery.
40. He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise.
41. The machine was used in a cave near the sea-shore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold.
42. The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
43. She had the strength and stamina to take the lead and win the gold medal.
44. She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring.
45. He cannot afford to buy her a new dress, not to mention a gold ring.
46. This may encourage gold traders to dip their toes back into the markets.
47. The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.
48. The treasure dug out of the earth was a box of gold coins.
49. The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon.
50. She started to get a reputation as an unselfish girl with a heart of gold.
51. Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
52. Gold is solid, but when you heat it, it becomes liquid.
53. At the 1968 Olympic Games she had won gold medals in races at 200, 400, and 800m.
54. She was given the VIP treatment after winning gold for her country at the Sydney Olympics.
55. He has several economic irons in the fire, including gold and diamond mines.
56. The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.
57. Buying gold may be a hedge against inflation.
58. Medieval alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold.