metal
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounChemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity. Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy. An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium. Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road. The ore from which a metal is derived. A mine from which ores are taken.
- adjectiveCharacterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- verbTo make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #221 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 91% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None