| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
| drum metal drum | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
| full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
| gauntlet gantlet metal glove | a glove of armored leather, protects the hand |
hacksaw
hack saw
metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
ingot
metal bar
block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal, used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal |
| metal screw | screw made of metal |
| metal wood | golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head |
plating
metal plating | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface |
| sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
high-mindedness
idealism noble-mindedness b a | elevated ideals or conduct, the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued |
heavy metal
heavy metal music | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat, lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery |
| metal filing | a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file |
| catalyst | something that causes an important event to happen, the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country |
danseur
danseur noble | a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina |
Lord
noble
nobleman | a titled peer of the realm |
| noble cane | sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species, characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content |
| precious metal | any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry |
coinage
mintage
specie
metal money | coins collectively |
alloy
metal | 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 |
| heavy metal | a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about ) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead) |
| base metal | a metal that is common and not considered precious, lead, iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals |
noble gas
inert gas
argonon | any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table |
| terbium metal | a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium |
metallic element
metal | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| noble metal | any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation |
| road metal | broken rock used for repairing or making roads |
alkali metal
alkaline metal | any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium), the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline |
alkaline earth
alkaline-earth metal | any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) |
| fusible metal | an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses |
| pot metal | an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots |
Monel metal
Monell metal | an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and
or manganese and
or aluminum) |
| type metal | an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type |
white metal
bearing metal | an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings |
alpha-beta brass
Muntz metal
yellow metal | a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass, used in making castings and hot-worked products |
catalyst
accelerator | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected |
Babbitt metal
babbitt | an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony, a lining for bearings that reduces friction |
| bell metal | bronze with or parts copper to part tin, used in making bells |
| Britannia metal | an alloy similar to pewter |
| pot metal | cast iron used for making cooking wares |
| cheoplastic metal | any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth |
| scrap metal | discarded metal suitable for reprocessing, he finally sold the car for scrap metal |
| gilding metal | a brass that is rich in copper, used to make articles that were to be gilded |
| grid metal | a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries |
| misch metal | a pyrophoric alloy made from a mixture of rare-earth metals |
naval brass
Admiralty brass
Admiralty Metal
Tobin bronze | alpha-beta brass containing tin, resistant to sea water, Admiralty Metal is a trademark |
| shot metal | an alloy that is % lead and % arsenic, used in making small shot |
| sparkle metal | matte that has percent copper |