Synonyms for metal
ˈmɛt lmet·al

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1. metalnoun

   To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

   Antonyms:
   nonmetal

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1. metallic element, metalnoun

   any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

   Synonyms:
   metallic element, alloy

2. alloy, metaladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   metallic element, admixture, alloy

3. metallic, metal(a)verb

   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"- Ambrose Bierce

4. metalverb

   cover with metal

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1. List of paraphrases for "metal":

   metals, metallic, métal, mineral, metallurgy, metallurgical, smithery, base-metal, mittal, minerals

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1. List of known nicknames for "Metal":

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1. Joe Williams:

   When we get an order, we have to order from a foundry, which has to communicate with the people supplying them metal, so there's always a lag.

2. Erwin Mayr:

   We are seeing especially strong demand for drink cans in Germany where some of the largest discount supermarkets have returned metal drinks cans to their shelves.

3. Ruiliang Liu:

   It indicates an additional step -- the production of pre-prepared alloys -- in the manufacturing process of copper-alloy objects in early China, this represents an additional but previously unknown layer in the web of metal production and supply in China.

4. Sanjay Correa:

   We pretty much got to the point where you run out of the capability of metal.

5. Adrian Gardner:

   London Metal Exchange's strange and sad, london Metal Exchange's not good for The LME or the metal industry. London Metal Exchange's not good for the principle of trading or for the principal of free market economics.