The difference between Metal and Water

When used as nouns, metal means any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms, whereas water means a substance (of molecular formula h₂o) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid.

When used as verbs, metal means to make a road using crushed rock, stones etc, whereas water means to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Metal is also adjective with the meaning: characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

check bellow for the other definitions of Metal and Water

  1. Metal as a noun:

    Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from. 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. Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy. An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium. Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road. The ore from which a metal is derived. A mine from which ores are taken.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Raymond"

  2. Metal as a noun (tincture):

    A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.

  3. Metal as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  4. Metal as a noun (music):

    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.

  5. Metal as a noun (archaic):

    The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.

  6. Metal as a noun:

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

  7. Metal as a noun (UK, obsolete, in the plural):

    The rails of a railway.

  8. Metal as a noun (informal, travel, aviation):

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

    Examples:

    "We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal."

  1. Metal as an adjective (music):

    Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

  2. Metal as an adjective:

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

  1. Metal as a verb:

    To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

  1. Water as a noun (uncountable):

    A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. A serving of liquid water.

    Examples:

    "By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

    "May I have a glass of water?"

    "Your plants need more water."

  2. Water as a noun (alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

    Examples:

    "He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God."

  3. Water as a noun (uncountable, or, in the plural):

    Water in a body; an area of open water.

    Examples:

    "The boat was found within the territorial waters."

    "These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile."

  4. Water as a noun (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal):

    A body of water, almost always a river.

  5. Water as a noun (sometimes, countable):

    A combination of water and other substance(s). Mineral water. Spa water. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. Urine. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters") Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

    Examples:

    "Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant."

    "Many people visit Bath to take the waters."

    "ammonia water'"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. qualifier North America"

    "Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. qualifier North America"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. qualifier UK"

    "He suffers from water on the knee."

  6. Water as a noun (figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular):

    A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

    Examples:

    "The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm."

  7. Water as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):

    A person's intuition.

    Examples:

    "I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters."

  8. Water as a noun (uncountable, dated, finance):

    Excess valuation of securities.

  9. Water as a noun:

    The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

    Examples:

    "a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent"

  10. Water as a noun:

    A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

  1. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

  2. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

  3. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

    Examples:

    "I need to go water the cattle''."

  4. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or take in water.

    Examples:

    "The ship put into port to water."

  5. Water as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To urinate onto.

    Examples:

    "[[nature calls Nature called]], so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree."

  6. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To dilute.

    Examples:

    "Can you water the whisky, please?"

  7. Water as a verb (transitive, dated, finance):

    To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

  8. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To fill with or secrete water.

    Examples:

    "Chopping onions makes my eyes water."

    "The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water."

  9. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

    Examples:

    "to water silk"

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