silver vs plate

plate vs silver

silver and plate both are nouns.

silver is an adjective but plate is not an adjective.

silver and plate both are verbs.

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

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

silver: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
plate: coat with a layer of metal

silver (noun)	plate (noun)
silverware eating utensils	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a light shade of grey	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
coins made of silver	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
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	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

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

silver (verb)	plate (verb)
make silver in color	coat with a layer of metal
turn silver
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

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