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Metal ˈmetl Scrap Sheet Noun Piece/Sheet Pipe/Bar/Box/Plate Heap

Word3 metal
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈmetl/ /ˈmetl/
Example
  • a piece/sheet of metal
  • a metal pipe/bar/box/plate
  • a heap of scrap metal
  • a roof of sheet metal
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metal

(noun)/ˈmetl/ /ˈmetl/
  1. a type of solid mineral substance that is usually hard and shiny and that heat and electricity can travel through, for example tin, iron and gold
    • SEE ALSO base metal
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/base-metal
    • a piece/sheet of metal
    • a metal pipe/bar/box/plate
    • a heap of scrap metal
    • a roof of sheet metal
    • The frame is made of metal.

    Extra Examples

    • Sheet metal was chosen for the exterior walls and roof.
    • Factory waste containing heavy metals could cause pollution.
    • The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.
    • a sculptor who works in metal
    • the sound of metal clanging against metal
    • the sudden pressure of cold metal against her cheek
    • The company makes equipment to recycle scrap metal.
    • Twisted hunks of metal were falling off the facade.
  2. (to go) at full speed; (to drive) with the accelerator of the car pressed to the floor
    • We drove through the night flat-out, with the pedal to the metal.
  3. to use as much effort as possible; with as much effort as possible
    • I'm still putting the pedal to the metal here at work.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French metal or Latin metallum, from Greek metallon ‘mine, quarry, or metal’.
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