1. copper - Noun
2. copper - Adjective
3. copper - Verb
4. Copper - Proper noun
A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.
A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper.
A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.
the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers.
To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time. Henry David Thoreau
Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest. Bertolt Brecht
Bend color names which should be made of neon or copper tubing. Place an object on a surface – trace the object – then bend the object – leaving some part of it attached. Jasper Johns
All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster. Dutch Proverb
Copper begets copper, and not (the labour of) men's bones. Spanish Proverb
Better your own copper than another man's gold. Georgian Proverb