silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware ˈsil-vər-ˌwer 

1

: silver plate sense 1

2

: flatware

Synonyms

• flatware
• silver
• tableware

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

Mattia Sala, the product manager for SMEG USA, agrees that silverware handles should always point upward, but adds that silverware should be properly spaced out within a dishwasher's silverware caddy. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025

Who imagined that after three and a half years Fabian Schar, Sean Longstaff, Joelinton and Jacob Murphy would still be there, all of them making significant contributions to a squad that is sixth in the Premier League and has just brought silverware to Tyneside? —Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025

Until then, Barcelona and the Reds have other targets, namely claiming silverware, before any pieces start moving. —Henry Flynn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

The high heat of the drying cycle causes the handles to warp, and other silverware can ding the blade. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 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