| noun | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| noun | 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” |
| verb | cover with metal |
| adjective | containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; ; ; - Ambrose Bierce “a metallic compound” |
| metallic | adjective | containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; ; ; - Ambrose Bierce |
| metal | verb | cover with metal |
| alloy | verb | lower in value by increasing the base-metal content |
| metal | noun | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |