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

For Frank, Wednesday’s game provides an early chance to win silverware and curb any lingering doubts over the club’s decision to part with Ange Postecoglou. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025

Before anyone knew it, the house would be as fragrant of cocoa and sugar and butter as it was filled with conversation and laughter and clinking silverware. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025

Newcastle has qualified for the Champions League twice in three attempts and took home its first silverware in 56 years four months ago, ironically after beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. —Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

That said, there was a lot of walking out of restaurants, dropping silverware, and moving candles. —Celeste Little, Parents, 29 July 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