Met

NYC cultural institution

The Met is a familiar shortening of either the Metropolitan Opera or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, both in New York City: We're going to the Met on Saturday.

In British usage, the Met refers to the Metropolitan Police Service of London. (Lowercase met is the past tense of meet.)

museum

museum

Public exhibit space

artwork · masterpiece · curator · exhibit · installation · paintings · sculptures · antiquities

opera

opera

Theatrical art combining song

  • sopranoHighest female voice range
  • tenorEssential meaning or import
  • ariaOperatic solo piece

Pavarotti · performance · stage · curtain · orchestra · season · premiere · diva · libretto

police

London

England's capital city

commissioner · investigation · officers

Categories
Opposites
encounter/meeting

Metmissed

Failed to reach

parted · avoided · separated · evaded · departed

fulfillment of requirements

Metfailed

Did not succeed

missed · fell short · unmet · neglected · ignored

NAMING CONVENTION (The Met)

MetMetropolitan Opera

NYC opera institution

Metropolitan Police · full name · unabbreviated

Phrases
Family

meteor, meters, metered, metrical, meted, mete, methyl

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G