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Adjective gold has 2 senses

gold, golden, gilded - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
Antonyms: nonmetallic, nonmetal (indirect, via metallic)
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"
Antonym: achromatic (indirect, via chromatic)

Noun gold has 5 senses

gold - coins made of gold
--₁ is a kind of precious metal
--₁ has substances: gold, Au, atomic number 79
amber, gold - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
--₂ is a kind of yellow, yellowness
gold, Au, atomic number 79 - a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
--₃ is a kind of noble metal
--₃ is a substance of
dental gold; sylvanite, graphic tellurium; gold foil; gold leaf; gold
--₃ has particulars: gold dust; green gold; guinea gold
gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
--₄ is a kind of wealth, riches
gold - something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold"
--₅ is a kind of invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness