copper
adjective
1. Made of copper.
2. Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: substance, metal, conductor
2. a copper penny
Definition categories: possession, cent, centime, penny
3. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Similar word(s): bull, cop, fuzz, pig
Definition categories: person, officer, policeman
4. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Definition categories: attribute, mahogany, sepia
5. any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
Definition categories: animal, lycaenid
Sentences with copper as a noun:
- copper colour:
- Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.
- I explain that socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.