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

These scuff marks aren't true scratches, but the result of silverware clanging on our bowls and plates. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025

New manager Carlo Ancelotti has had incredible success at club level but can that magic translate into Brazilian silverware on the international stage? —Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

With 160 honored guests at the banquet, everything from the silverware to the seating was strategically arranged in advance. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

The Loons are fourth in the MLS Supporters Shield race — read: best regular-season record — but winning that piece of silverware will need MNUFC to jump over three other clubs and stave off others beneath them, with only four matches to go. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 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