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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

  • (..) We will make it right. You and I can hurt them. But you will tear them apart. From the inside. He's all over the globe...robotics labs, weapons facilities, jet propulsion labs... reports of a metal man, or men, coming in and emptying the place. - Fatalities? - Only when engaged. Maximoffs. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) Well, I don't have a girlfriend. That I can't fix. This is the next thing, Tony. Your clunky metal suits are going to be left in the dust. Well, that is exactly the plan. And Helen, I expect to see you at the party on Saturday. Unlike you, I don't have a lot of time for parties. Will Thor be there? (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron