gold

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡəʊld/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/goʊld/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'gold': (gōld); 'Gold': (gōld, gôld)


Collocations for "gold"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gold" in context.

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gold

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [24] -karat gold
  2. [solid, pure, white, rose, fool's] gold
  3. [machined, casted, polished] gold
  4. is that real gold?
  5. the [ring, necklace] is gold
  6. the [ring] is [made of, cast in] gold
  7. [covered, layered, coated, plated] in gold
  8. [decorated, painted, flecked] in gold
  9. [trade, deal] in gold
  10. [mine, pan] (for) gold
  11. looking for the pot of gold
  12. sell your gold
  13. cash for gold
  14. the price of gold is
  15. [nuggets, bars, ingots] of gold
  16. won (an) Olympic gold for [swimming, rowing]
  17. won the gold in [Beijing, 2012]
  18. is going for gold
  19. the athlete [won, was stripped of] (her) gold
  20. a gold nugget
  21. gold [mining, prospecting, trading]
  22. gold [jewelry, bars, ingots]
  23. a gold [chain, ring, necklace]
  24. a [solid, 24-karat] gold [necklace, ring, tooth]
  25. the [franchise, product, merchandising] is a gold mine
  26. [the company, the family] was sitting on a gold mine
  27. a gold-plated [chain]
  28. a gold-winning [performance, athlete, time]
  29. [is, married, is married to] a gold-digger
  30. was a gold prospector
  31. is a gold medal [winner, athlete, winner]
  32. [won, was awarded] the gold [medal] (for)
n as adj
  1. a gold nugget
  2. gold [mining, prospecting, trading]
  3. the [franchise, product, merchandising] is a gold mine
  4. [the company, the family] was sitting on a gold mine
  5. a gold-plated [necklace]
  6. a gold-winning [performance, athlete, time]
  7. [is, married, is married to] a gold-digger
adj
  1. a gold star for your [behavior, attendance, good grades]
  2. the gold [standard, medal, seal] (for)
  3. a gold [record, album, disc, single]
  4. their [record] went gold
'gold' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American - Britain - allure - amber - as - athlete - backed - band - bar - bastard - belt - blaze - cache - casing - cast - casting - certificate - chain - chance - chandelier - charm - chest - chunky - clad - clasp - clip - close - coat - coated - coating - coin - commodity - compete - compound - conductor - crashed - cross - crown - cuff - cycling - dart - dazzling - deck - deposit - dial - digging - diving - dust - earring - edge

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