Metal

Quick meaning: Metal is a noun meaning (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.

Meaning

(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.

More Meanings

1. (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
2. (glassblowing) Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
3. (figurative, archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
4. The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
5. (UK, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
6. (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
7. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.

Example Sentences

We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.

Top tip: Bowling gloves are for sissies, although they look metal as fuck.

While the motive is still under investigation, authorities said that Matthews’ interest in black metal music may have influenced his behavior.

The beast will destroy everything in his path With this song on the upcoming brawl It sure is a long one and tough to pronounce but It's the most metal title of all

Word Forms

• metals
• metaling
• metalling
• metaled
• metalled

Synonyms for metal

Depending on context, synonyms include mettle, metallic.

Antonyms for metal

Common opposites include nonmetal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bronze, metallic, metallike, gold, gold-bearing, argentiferous.

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