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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

  • (..) traveling with infants. I've never seen a stroller collapse in less than minutes. Old people are worse. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal, and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left on earth. Here you go. words. Randomly selected for additional screening. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air