INGOT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ingot" is a kind of...):

block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingot"):

bullion (gold or silver in bars or ingots)

pig (a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace)