Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silver dollar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver -dol-lar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dollar coin, whether made from silver or not.

American usage

noun

A small pancake.

American usage

noun

Several species of tropical freshwater fish of the genus Metynnis, of the family Characidae or Serrasalmidae, of which Metynnis argenteus is one; popular for aquariums; so named from their shape and flashing silver color.

Example Sentences

"In Las Vegas, many of the slot machines use silver dollars."
"And the road goes on forever / And I've got one more silver dollar / But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no"
"Alice went to the diner and ordered a stack of silver dollars with butter and blueberry syrup."

Usage

American usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

silver dollars (plural)

Synonyms

honesty money plant satin flower satinpod lunaria annua cartwheel

Questions

What does silver dollar mean?: A dollar coin, whether made from silver or not.

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