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

Now it is done to rest his stars for the Europa League and it can only be vindicated with silverware. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

Inzaghi's side sits atop the Serie A standings and is resolutely poised to fight for three pieces of silverware over the next six weeks. —David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Salah’s campaign at Liverpool demonstrates that excellence is measured on the pitch, and his record-breaking feats challenge any notion that a lack of continental silverware diminishes his candidacy for the Ballon d’Or. —Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 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