silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware ˈsil-vər-ˌwer 

1

: silver plate sense 1

2

: flatware

Synonyms

• silver
• flatware
• knife

Examples of silverware in a Sentence

The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware.

we keep the silverware in a separate drawer

Recent Examples on the Web

Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

The Magpies also won the Carabao Cup, ending the club’s long 70-year wait for a major piece of silverware. —Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

England's all-time top scorer, Harry Kane, finally ended his hunt for major silverware last term and starts afresh, hoping to take Die Roten to more plunder this term. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025

Collecting plates and silverware at secondhand shops can add an heirloom element to your gatherings, even if the pieces are new to your collection. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for silverware

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware -ˌwa(ə)r 

-ˌwe(ə)r

1

: tableware made of or plated with silver

2

: silver entry 1 sense 2c