METAL is validvalid

to pave a road with crushed rock [v METALED, METALING, METALLED, METALLING, METALS]

10,498 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

any of various elementary substances with particular properties made of metal [n -S] / made of metal [adj METALLY] / to cover with metal [v METALED or METALLED, METALING or METALLING, METALS]