1.
A ~ sound is like the sound of one piece of metal hitting another.
There was a ~ click and the gates swung open...
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2.
Metallic paint or colours shine like metal.
He had painted all the wood with ~ silver paint...
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3.
Something that tastes ~ has a bitter unpleasant taste.
There was a ~ taste at the back of his throat.
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4.
Metallic means consisting entirely or partly of metal.
Even the smallest ~ object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated...
= metal
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