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metal

/ˈmɛ.təl/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Metal means: containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal.

Synonyms for metal20

noun, as in any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

metallic element

noun, as in a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

alloy

adjective, as in containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

metallic, all-metal, aluminiferous, antimonial, argentiferous, auriferous, gold-bearing, bimetal, bimetallic, bronze, gold, golden, gilded, metallike, metal-looking, metallic-looking, silver, tinny

What does metal mean?4

adjective

1

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal“a metallic compound”

noun

1

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

2

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten“brass is an alloy of zinc and copper”

verb

1

cover with metal

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with metal?3

two syllables

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Metal in a sentence

  • Out of every metal, iron is the most useful.unknown
  • I like almost any kind of music, but my favorite is heavy metal.CK
  • Lead is a soft, dense, malleable and fusible metal.AlanF_US
  • When an acid comes into contact with a metal, a chemical reaction begins.AlanF_US
  • The house was built of brick, stone and metal, and had plastic window frames.CM
  • Remember, don't put metal objects in the microwave.Amastan
  • In the past, these components were made of metal; today, they're made of plastic.sundown
  • An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in water.carlosalberto

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Forms of metal

as a noun

plural
metals

as a verb

past tense
metalled
present participle
metaling
third-person singular
metals
past participle
metaled