metal
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A hard, shiny material such as iron, gold or steel, which lets heat and electricity pass through it easily and can be shaped when it is very hot.
Metal carries heat much faster than wood or plastic does.
The detector at security beeps if you carry any metal.
Sort paper, glass and metal into three separate bins.
This handle is metal, so it gets hot above the flame.
Common collocations: made of metal · a piece of metal · scrap metal · precious metal · sheet metal
Part of: Materials, Science and technology, Cleaning and repairs
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
A very loud, fast kind of rock music played with heavy guitars and drums, often with shouted singing.
He plays bass in a metal band with two old classmates.
She listens to metal whenever she lifts weights at the gym.
The festival puts rock, metal and folk on three different stages.
Common collocations: heavy metal · a metal band · listen to metal · a metal concert
Forms
- plural
- metals