silver vs colour

silver and colour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silver	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, colour is a hypernym of silver; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than silver:

Other hypernyms of silver include color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize.

As verbs, colour is a hypernym of silver; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than silver:

Other hypernyms of silver include color, discolor, discolour.

silver (noun)	colour (noun)
silverware eating utensils	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
a light shade of grey	the timbre of a musical sound
coins made of silver	interest and variety and intensity
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
	(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
	any material used for its color

silver (adjective)	colour (adjective)
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver	having or capable of producing colors
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
made from or largely consisting of silver

silver (verb)	colour (verb)
make silver in color	change color, often in an undesired manner
turn silver	add color to
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam	affect as in thought or feeling
	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias