Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pinchbeck | Yes | Yes | No | No |
alloy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pinchbeck (noun) | alloy (noun) |
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an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold | the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something |
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
pinchbeck (adjective) | alloy (adjective) |
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serving as an imitation or substitute |
pinchbeck (verb) | alloy (verb) |
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lower in value by increasing the base-metal content | |
make an alloy of |