silver dragon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsilveranddragon
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdragon.
silver
adjective
uk/ˈsɪl.vər/us/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
made of silver, or of the colour ...
See more atsilver
dragon
noun[C]
uk/ˈdræɡ.ən/us/ˈdræɡ.ən/
a large, frightening imaginary animal, often represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of ...
See more atdragon
(Definition ofsilveranddragonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsilver dragon
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Unlike the gold or bronze dragon, thesilverdragondoes not usually go out of its way to bring justice on the world.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Gilthanas moves on to meet a secretsilverdragonthen he disappears with her, while in her elven form he fell in love with her.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
A silver dragon's lair is typically found within an icy mountain, with the main entrance only accessible by air.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
She then leads her silver dragons upstream, where they used their frost breath to create an ice dam, blocking the river.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
The pupils of the oldest silver dragons resemble orbs of molten mercury.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
However, by 1609 the present supporters, two silver dragons bearing red crosses upon their wings, had been adopted.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Within a few days, all the silver dragons are awakened again.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
However, many silver dragons leave their clans for long periods of time to live among nondragons.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Ben is his reincarnation, and his destiny is to save the silver dragons from a terrible enemy.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Silver dragons' favored enemy are red dragons because these chromatic dragons are almost always evil and have a talent for destruction.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Silver dragons do not feel the need for a strict social structure, since they are most content to live as honestly as possible.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Silver dragons are more interested in protecting the humans or elves it has come to care for than in looking for evil.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
Silver dragons, however, note that humans are able to accomplish much in their short life spans because of their ambitious drive for success.
From This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsilver
Go to the definition ofdragon
See other collocations withdragon