metal
/ˈmɛ.təl/ noun A2- 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.
- Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy.
- An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
- Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
- The ore from which a metal is derived.
- A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
- Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
- A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.
Plural metals
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The smell of hot metal remained to assure us that the light was still there, ready to flash out at a moment’s notice.
At that instant there was a sharp click, the jangling of metal, and Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet again.
While he hammered away at his metals the Dog slept; but when, on the other hand, he went to dinner and began to eat, the Dog woke up and wagged his tail, as if he would ask for a share of his meal.
He wore rather baggy grey shepherd’s check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, unbuttoned in the front, and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy Albert chain, and a square pierced bit of metal dangling down as an ornament.
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