irony vs metal

irony

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the metal iron. 

  • The food had an irony taste to it. 

noun
  • Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. 

  • Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. 

  • Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 

  • The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. 

  • An ironic statement. 

metal

adj
  • Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc. 

  • Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. 

noun
  • A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. 

  • The rails of a railway. 

  • Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects. 

  • The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators. 

  • Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road. 

  • 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. 

  • A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold). 

  • Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy. 

  • The ore from which a metal is derived. 

  • An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium. 

  • The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war. 

verb
  • To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc. 

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