material
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(adjective) derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" |
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Antonyms: immaterial |
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(adjective) directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness" |
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Antonyms: immaterial |
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(satellite adjective) concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt |
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(satellite adjective) concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts" |
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(noun) equipment needed for doing or making something; "writing materials" or "birth-control material" |
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Related Words: equipment |
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(noun) information (data or ideas or observations) that can be reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography" |
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Related Words: copy, info, information, rehash |
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(noun) a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material" |
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Related Words: applicant, applier |
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(noun) the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
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Synonyms: stuff |
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Related Words: HAZMAT, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, adhesive, adhesive material, animal material, atom, bimetal, builder, chemical, coloring material, composite material, conductor, contaminant, contamination, detergent builder, detritus, diamagnet, dielectric, discharge, dust, earth, elastomer, emission, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, floc, floccule, fluff, foam, ground, homogenate, insulator, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator, matter, mineral, molecule, mote, nonconductor, packing, packing material, paper, particle, plant material, raw material, rind, rock, sealing material, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, speck, staple, stone, substance, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, wadding, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product |
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(adjective) having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett |
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Synonyms: corporeal |
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(noun) written material (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
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Synonyms: matter |
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Related Words: addendum, back matter, end matter, front matter, postscript, prelims, supplement, text, textual matter, typescript, writing, written material |
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(adjective) having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare |
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Synonyms: real, substantial |
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(noun) something made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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Synonyms: cloth, fabric, textile |
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Related Words: Aertex, Canton flannel, Velcro, Viyella, aba, acrylic, alpaca, artefact, artifact, bagging, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, canopy, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chino cloth, chintz, coating, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, diaper, dimity, doeskin, duck, duffel, duffle, dungaree, durable press, durable-press fabric, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, imitation leather, jean, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, macintosh, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, mesh, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organdie, organdy, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, permanent-press fabric, piece of cloth, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sacking, sailcloth, sateen, satin, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tapis, tappa, tartan, ticking, toweling, towelling, trousering, twill, upholstery material, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, voile, vulcanized fiber, wash-and-wear, wash-and-wear fabric, watered-silk, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, yoke |
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