metal

[ UK /mˈɛtə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈmɛtəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
    metallic luster
    a metallic compound
    the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades
NOUN
  1. 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
  2. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
VERB
  1. cover with metal
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How To Use metal In A Sentence

  • His self-image is rooted in robotic toughness, like the shape-shifting, molten-metal fiend in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
  • These planes are made with two separate stocks held together with either metal or turned wooden screws.
  • Suddenly I heard a clash of metal on metal which brought me out of my thoughts - I looked up and found I could see two people fencing ahead.
  • This sort of enamel work on a faceted metal body was copied from the enamelled European watches.
  • Because large sum of metal money is heaved and inconvenient to handle, government issue paper money.
  • I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat". Question ;Microdyne
  • We encounter a patient with recurrent jaundice resulting from tumor ingrowth to the metallic stent.
  • He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
  • Or apply metal studs, according to the instructions provided with the package.
  • Lefebvre V, Peeters-Joris C, Vaes G. Modulation by interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha of production of collagenase, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases and collagen types in differentiated and dedifferentiated articular chondrocytes. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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