Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white metal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: white met-al
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office hallmark.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Christian-themed heavy metal, as distinguished from black metal.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

white metals (plural)

Derived Forms

whitemetalled

Phrases

monkey metal pot metal

Frequently Paired Words

monkey metal pot metal

Synonyms

bearing metal

Antonyms

black metal

Questions

What does white metal mean?: Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).

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