metal
adjective
1. 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
Similar word(s): aluminiferous, antimonial, argentiferous, auriferous, bimetal, bimetallic, bronze, gilded, gold, golden, metallike, silver, tinny, metallic
noun
1. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Definition categories: substance, element
2. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
Similar word(s): alloy
Definition categories: substance, mixture
Sentences with metal as a noun:
- We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.