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metal

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The meaning (definition) of the word metal

made of a hard shiny material like iron

The word metal used in a sentence

Spoons and forks are made of shiny metal.

Words that mean the same as metal (synonyms)

steel

How the word metal is said around the world

Frenchmétal (maytahl)
Spanishmetal (maytahl)
Mandarin金属 (jīn shǔ)
Hindiधातु (dahtuu)
Arabicمعدن (mahdeen)
Russianметалл (metall)
Portuguese (EU)metal (mitahl)
Portuguese (BR)metal (maytow)
Japanese金属 (kinzoku)
GermanMetall (maytahl)
Urduدھات (daht)
Punjabiਧਾਤ (taht)
Korean금속 (geumsog)
Hebrewמַתֶכֶת (mahtaykhayt)
Greekμέταλλο (metallo)
Dutchmetaal (maytahl)
Tagalogmetal (metahl)
Vietnamesekim loại (keem lwahy)
Turkishmetal (maytahl)
Persianفلز (faylayz)
Polishmetal (metahl)
Ukrainianметал (metal)
Bengaliধাতু (dahtoo)
Swedishmetall (metahl)
Italianmetallo (maytahlloh)

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