Silverware
noun
Objects, like spoons, forks and knives, made of silver or similar metal used for eating or serving food.
I inherited some antique silverware from my grandmother.
Often appears as...
- polish the silverware
- set the silverware
noun
Trophies and other prizes made of silver, especially in sports.
The football club has a rich history of winning silverware.
Often appears as...
- win silverware
- compete for silverware
noun
Objects, like spoons, forks and knives, made of silver or similar metal used for eating or serving food.
I inherited some antique silverware from my grandmother.
Often appears as...
- polish the silverware
- set the silverware
noun
Trophies and other prizes made of silver, especially in sports.
The football club has a rich history of winning silverware.
Often appears as...
- win silverware
- compete for silverware
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Pro Tip 1/3Material focus
Silverware traditionally refers to items made of silver, but now includes other metals.
Despite the name, most restaurant silverware isn't real silver.
Pro Tip 2/3Setting context
Silverware is often mentioned when setting a table for meals.
Could you help me set the silverware before dinner?
Pro Tip 3/3Care instructions
Actual silver items require polishing to prevent tarnishing.
My job after the meal is to polish the silverware.
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was this fixture in the lobby of our room and then last year I was reading in the newspaper that while fredo his grandson had died and the entire Toscanini estate was going to be sold sofas and silverware and all the artifacts of his life which interested
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Philipp Lahm
German Athlete
We have big goals at Bayern and always want to go as far as possible in each competition and win silverware. But it is great to have won the World Cup. You are a world champion for your entire life. A lof of people talk about it and it remains very special. But it's not like I think about the World Cup each morning I wake up.
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Robbie Keane
Irish Athlete
I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the players believe we can win some silverware next season and it is important that we are all kept together.
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Katherine Johnson
American Mathematician
I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed... anything that could be counted, I did.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can make something yourself.
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Fernandinho
Brazilian Athlete
With Pep in charge, I feel sure we can win significant silverware and, importantly, we will try to do it playing attractive, attacking football.
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Robert Pires
French Coach
For me, the goals were not important, but instead to lift some silverware at the end of the season. That is the objective for a footballer.
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James Haskell
English Athlete
If you get an opportunity to win any silverware you take it.
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Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.
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Casemiro
Brazilian Athlete
Our mentality is geared towards winning silverware.
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Ciro Immobile
Italian Athlete
The records only count when we have won silverware.
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Philipp Lahm
German Athlete
We have big goals at Bayern and always want to go as far as possible in each competition and win silverware. But it is great to have won the World Cup. You are a world champion for your entire life. A lof of people talk about it and it remains very special. But it's not like I think about the World Cup each morning I wake up.
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Robbie Keane
Irish Athlete
I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the players believe we can win some silverware next season and it is important that we are all kept together.
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Katherine Johnson
American Mathematician
I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed... anything that could be counted, I did.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can make something yourself.
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Fernandinho
Brazilian Athlete
With Pep in charge, I feel sure we can win significant silverware and, importantly, we will try to do it playing attractive, attacking football.
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Robert Pires
French Coach
For me, the goals were not important, but instead to lift some silverware at the end of the season. That is the objective for a footballer.
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James Haskell
English Athlete
If you get an opportunity to win any silverware you take it.
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Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.
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Casemiro
Brazilian Athlete
Our mentality is geared towards winning silverware.
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Ciro Immobile
Italian Athlete
The records only count when we have won silverware.
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