metals

Noun

• any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
• a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
• plural of metal
• The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.

Verb

• cover with metal
• third-person singular simple present indicative of metal

Examples

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

Synonyms

alloy, metal, metallic element