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▸ noun: Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
▸ noun: Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
▸ noun: (astronomy) An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
▸ noun: Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
▸ noun: (mining) The ore from which a metal is derived.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A mine from which ores are taken.
▸ noun: (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
▸ noun: (glassblowing) Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
▸ noun: (music) A 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.
▸ noun: (figurative, archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
▸ noun: The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
▸ noun: (UK, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
▸ noun: (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
▸ adjective: (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
▸ adjective: Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
▸ verb: To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
Similar:
aluminous,
metallic,
aluminiferous,
argentiferous,
auriferous,
gold-bearing,
silver,
antimonial,
bimetal,
bimetallic,
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