metal

  • (a) containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
    • a metallic compound
    • metallic luster
    • "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
    metallic,

Nouns

  • (n) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. metallic element,
  • (n) 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
    alloy,

Verbs

  • (v) cover with metal

Synonyms

metallic element metallic alloy

Antonyms

nonmetal nonmetallic

Words of close approximity

mete meth
meter metic Metis metre metro
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