Copper

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ductile, malleable, reddish-brown metallic element that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and is widely used for electrical wiring, water piping, and corrosion-resistant parts, either pure or in alloys such as brass and bronze. Atomic number 29; atomic weight 63.54; melting point 1,083°C; boiling point 2,595°C; specific gravity 8.96; valence 1, 2. See Table at element.
  • n. A coin, usually of small denomination, made of copper or a copper alloy.
  • n. Chiefly British A large cooking pot made of copper or often of iron.
  • n. Any of various small butterflies of the subfamily Lycaeninae, having predominantly copper-colored wings.
  • n. A reddish brown.
  • v. To coat or finish with a layer of copper.
  • v. Slang To bet against, as in faro.
  • n. Slang A police officer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A policeman.
  • n. a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
  • n. Something made of copper.
  • n. The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
  • n. A copper coin.
  • n. A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire.
  • adj. Made of copper.
  • adj. Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
  • v. To sheathe or coat with copper.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.
  • n. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper.
  • n. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.
  • n. the boilers in the galley for cooking.
  • v. To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Chemical symbol, Cu; atomic weight, 63.3. A metal distinguished from all others by its peculiar red Color.
  • n. A vessel made of copper, particularly a large boiler; specifically, in the plural, the large kettles or boilers in a ship's galley for boiling food for the ship's company.
  • n. Hence plural The mouth, throat, and stomach, as the receptacle and digester of food. See hot coppers, below.
  • n. A copper coin; a penny; a cent; collectively, copper money; small change.
  • n. In faro, a check, small disk like a coin, or other convenient object, used to copper with. See copper, v., 2.
  • n. plural Copper butterflies. See butterfly.
  • n. A reel used by wire-drawers to wind wire upon.
  • Consisting of or resembling copper.
  • To cover or sheathe with sheets of copper: as, to copper a ship.
  • In faro, to place a copper (cent) or other token upon (a card), to indicate that the player wishes to bet against that card; bet against: as, to copper a card; to copper a bet.
  • n. The plate of copper which contains or is intended to contain on its surface the engraved or etched design prepared for printing.
  • To coat with copper: as, to copper type; also, to color by means of a salt of copper: as, to copper pickles, etc., in order to make them a bright-green color.
  • n. A policeman. See cop.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
  • n. a copper penny
  • n. any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
  • n. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  • v. coat with a layer of copper
  • n. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    coppered    coppering    coppers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sepia    burnt sienna    reddish brown    mahogany    Venetian red    cent    centime    penny    surface    coat   
    Form
    coppered    coppering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cupreous    cuprous    cupric    chestnut    russet    police officer   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cropper    Hopper    Popper    bopper    chopper    cropper    dropper    hopper    improper    popper   
    Same Context
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    iron    brass    zinc    tin    plastic    carbon    lead    crystal    golden    ivory