What is a long piece of metal called?

bar. noun. a long narrow piece of metal.

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anneal verb to heat metal or glass and allow it to cool slowly so that it becomes tougher anvil noun a metal block on which a blacksmith shapes metal objects with a hammer

bar noun a long narrow piece of metal

beat verb to hit a piece of metal with a special hammer in order to make it thinner

blacksmith noun someone whose job is to make things out of metal

bullion noun gold or silver in the form of solid bars

burnish verb to rub metal until it shines

carat noun a unit for measuring how pure gold is

chase verb art to decorate metal using a special tool

crucible noun science a container used for heating substances or melting metals at very high temperatures

ct abbreviation carat

deposit noun a layer of a metal or another substance that has formed in soil or rock electroplate verb to cover a metal object with a thin layer of another metal, especially silver or gold, using electricity filigree noun delicate patterns made from thin gold or silver wire, used as decoration filings noun very small pieces of metal that have been removed from a larger piece forge verb to heat metal until it is soft, then hit it with a hammer or pour it into a mould to form different shapes forge noun a place where metal is heated until it is soft, and then hit with a hammer or poured into a mould to form different shapes foundry noun a factory where metal or glass is heated and made into different objects gild verb to cover a surface with a very thin layer of gold gilt noun a thin layer of gold or something like gold, used for decorating objects

gold dust noun gold in the form of a powder

gold leaf noun gold in the form of thin sheets, used for covering the surface of objects hallmark noun an official mark on an object made of gold or silver, showing the quality of the metal and when and where the object was made

ingot noun a block of gold, silver, or other metal

ironwork noun something made of iron, especially something such as a gate or fence karat the American English spelling of carat when used for measuring how pure gold is leaf noun metal, especially gold or silver, in very thin sheets, used as a decoration

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melt down phrasal verb to heat a metal until it becomes liquid, especially in order to make something new from it

metal noun used about something that is made of metal

metal fatigue noun loss of strength in something made of metal that could cause it to break

metalwork noun the skill of making things out of metal

metalwork noun metal objects, or the metal parts of something

mill verb to shape or polish metal (=make it shine) using a machine nugget noun a rough lump of gold or other metal as it is found in the earth

pewter noun objects made of pewter

plate noun a thin layer of silver or gold that covers a less valuable metal to improve its appearance plate verb to cover a metal object with a thin layer of gold or silver

plate verb to protect something with a piece of metal

plating noun a thin layer of metal, especially silver or gold, that covers a metal object

sheet metal noun metal that has been cut into large thin pieces

silver plate noun a thin layer of silver covering the outside of an object

silversmith noun someone whose job is to make things out of silver

smelt verb to heat rock in order to remove the metal that it contains smithy noun a place where iron objects are made and repaired by a blacksmith

solder verb to join two metal surfaces together using solder

solder noun a soft metal that becomes liquid when heated and is used for joining two other metal surfaces together temper verb to make steel hard by heating it and then making it cold verdigris noun a green or green-blue substance that appears on the metal copper as a result of a reaction to the air weld verb to join two pieces of metal by heating them and pressing them together, or to become joined by this process weld noun an act of welding, or the place where two pieces of metal are welded