noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of metal form-of, plural
2. 2
   The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network. plural, plural-only

   "It was appropriate that 'King' number 6000 began the return to steam on British Rail metals in 1971."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of metal form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

metallicachievementalerionalloyalloyaluminum

Example

More examples

"Acids act on many things including metals."

Related phrases

rail tracks

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