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metal

Definition

  • noun: a substance (such as gold, tin, or copper) that usually has a shiny appearance, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, can be melted, and is usually capable of being shaped
  • noun: any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides
  • verb: to cover or furnish with metal
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: material, character, temper

Examples

  • We are going to have to 'put the pedal to the metal' if we want to finish on time.

  • scraps/strips/sheets/lumps/pieces of 'metal'

  • sculptors who work in 'metal' and clay

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Brutus killed... - Be the players ready? - Aye my lord, they stay upon your patience - Come hither, my good Hamlet, sit by me - No, good mother, here's metal more attractive - Lady, shall I lie in your lap? - No, my lord I mean my head upon your lap? - Did you think I meant country matters? (..)
    2015 Hamlet