noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ soft
▪ pure
▪ ferrous , non-ferrous
▪ base , heavy , noble , precious , rare , trace , transition
▪ cold , hot
▪
the sudden pressure of cold ~ against her cheek
▪ bare
▪ solid
▪ gleaming , polished , shining , shiny , silver , silvery
▪ dull
▪ rusted , rusty
▪ scrap
▪
to recycle scrap ~
▪ twisted
▪
The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted ~.
▪ ductile
▪ liquid , molten
▪ sheet
▪ corrugated
▪ galvanized
▪ toxic
… OF METAL
▪ chunk , hunk , lump , piece , shard , sheet , slab , strip
▪ heap , pile
▪
a heap of scrap ~
VERB + METAL
▪ be cast in , be made from/of/out of
▪
a statue cast in ~
▪
The doors are made of ~.
▪ melt , melt down
▪ weld
▪ recycle
METAL + VERB
▪ contract , expand
▪ rust
▪ clang , clash
▪
the sound of ~ clanging against ~
METAL + NOUN
▪ alloy
▪ hydride , oxide
▪ band , bar , frame , mesh , plate , pole , rod , sheet , tube
▪ object
▪ box , door , fence , gate , railing , roof , etc.
▪ fatigue
▪ detector
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
a sculptor who works in ~
PHRASES
▪ the clang of ~ , the clash of ~