English to English
metal
('m/E/t/-/l
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adjective (a)
- containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal(adj.all)Example:
A metallic compound.
Metallic luster.
The strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades.
source: wordnet30
noun (n)
- any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cover with metal(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.(verb)source: webster1913