Metal vs. Medal

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Metalnoun

(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.

Metalnoun

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.

Metalnoun

Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.

Metalnoun

(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.

Metalnoun

Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.

Metalnoun

(mining) The ore from which a metal is derived.

Metalnoun

(obsolete) A mine from which ores are taken.

Metalnoun

(tincture) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.

Metalnoun

Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.

Metalnoun

(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.

Metalnoun

(archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.

Metalnoun

The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.

Metalnoun

The rails of a railway.

Metalnoun

The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.

Metaladjective

(music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

Metaladjective

Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.

Metalverb

To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

Metalnoun

An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.

Metalnoun

Ore from which a metal is derived; - so called by miners.

Metalnoun

A mine from which ores are taken.

Metalnoun

The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper.

Metalnoun

Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle.

Metalnoun

The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.

Metalnoun

The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.

Metalnoun

Glass in a state of fusion.

Metalnoun

The rails of a railroad.

Metalverb

To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.

Metalnoun

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

Metalnoun

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten;

Metalverb

cover with metal

Metaladjective

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal;

Metalnoun

a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel)

Metalnoun

the steel tracks of a railway

Metalnoun

gold and silver (as tinctures in blazoning).

Metalnoun

broken stone for use in making roads

Metalnoun

molten glass before it is blown or cast.

Metalnoun

heavy metal or similar rock music

Metalverb

made from or coated with metal

Metalverb

make or mend (a road) with road metal

Metal

A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, ) is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typically malleable (they can be hammered into thin sheets) or ductile (can be drawn into wires).

Medalnoun

A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.

Medalnoun

A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

Medalverb

To win a medal.

Medalverb

(transitive) To award a medal to.

Medalnoun

A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.

Medalverb

To honor or reward with a medal.

Medalnoun

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Medalnoun

a metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete.

Medalverb

win a medal in a sporting event

Medalverb

decorate or honour with a medal

Medal

A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are given as awards.

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