EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschItalianoPortuguêsРусский日本語한국어العربيةहिन्दीTürkçe
🔍

Metal

noun
/ˈmɛtəl/
Word Frequency: 42.2

Definitions

1.noun(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
2.nounA light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
3.nounMolten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
4.nounA category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
5.nounThe substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
6.nounThe effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
7.noun(in the plural) The rails of a railway.
8.noun(travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
"We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal."
9.verbTo make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
10.adjectiveCharacterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
11.adjectiveHaving the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.

Synonyms

bronzemetallicmetallikegoldgold-bearingargentiferousauriferousgildedgoldentinnybimetalaluminiferous

Antonyms

nonmetal

Rhymes With

mettlesettlenettlefettleettlekettlebetelunsettle
🔗 Find words with "metal" in A2Z Word Finder
The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.