ALL meanings of copper
cop·per
C c - uncountable noun copper Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires. 3
- adjective copper Copper is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. 3
- countable noun copper Coppers are brown metal coins of low value. 3
- countable noun copper A copper is a policeman or a policewoman. 3
- noun copper a malleable ductile reddish metallic element occurring as the free metal, copper glance, and copper pyrites: used as an electrical and thermal conductor and in such alloys as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic no: 29; atomic wt: 63.546; valency: 1 or 2; relative density: 8.96; melting pt: 1084.87±+0.2°C; boiling pt: 2563°C 3
- noun copper (as modifier) 3
- noun copper the reddish-brown colour of copper 3
- noun copper (as adjective) 3
- noun copper any copper or bronze coin 3
- noun copper a large vessel, formerly of copper, used for boiling or washing 3
- noun copper any of various small widely distributed butterflies of the genera Lycaena, Heodes, etc, typically having reddish-brown wings: family Lycaenidae 3
- verb copper to coat or cover with copper 3
- noun copper a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile, metallic element that is corrosion-resistant and an excellent conductor of electricity and heat: symbol, Cu; at. no., 29 3
- noun copper a coin of copper or bronze, as a penny 3
- noun copper a large metal container or boiler, orig. of copper 3
- noun copper the color of copper; reddish brown 3
- noun copper any of various small, copper-colored butterflies (family Lycaenidae) found in temperate regions 3
- adjective copper of copper 3
- adjective copper copper-colored; reddish-brown 3
- verb transitive copper to cover or coat with copper 3
- verb transitive copper to bet against (another's bet) 3
- noun copper a policeman 3
- noun copper a police officer. 1
- adjective copper made of copper: copper kettles. 1
- adjective copper reddish-brown; coppery: The copper sun sank into the sea. 1
- verb with object copper to cover, coat, or sheathe with copper. 1
- verb with object copper Informal. hedge (def 6). 1
- noun copper red-brown metal 1
- noun copper made of red-brown metal 1
- noun copper red-brown 1
- noun copper brown coin of low value 1
- noun copper policeman 1
- noun copper color: red-brown 1
- noun copper A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29. 1
- noun Technical meaning of copper Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of copper (or aluminium!) Opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link. 1
- noun copper (Uncountable Noun) a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. 0
- noun copper (Countable Noun) Something made of copper. 0
- noun copper The reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 0
- noun copper (Countable Noun) A copper coin. 0
- noun copper (Britain, archaic) A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine. 0
- noun copper (Slang) (law enforcement) A police officer. 0
- verb copper To sheathe or coat with copper. 0
- adjective copper Made of copper. 0
- adjective copper Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 0