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| n. (substance) | 1. material, stuff | 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" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ ballast | any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship. |
| ~ bedding material, bedding, litter | material used to provide a bed for animals. |
| ~ rind | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating). |
| ~ precursor | a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction). |
| ~ corpuscle, mote, particle, atom, molecule, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. |
| ~ ammunition | any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction. |
| ~ floc, floccule | a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid. |
| ~ hazmat | an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs.; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL" |
| ~ aggregate | material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster. |
| ~ raw material, staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing. |
| ~ sorbate | a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption. |
| ~ sorbent, sorbent material | a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption. |
| ~ diamagnet | a substance that exhibits diamagnetism. |
| ~ mineral | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. |
| ~ rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" |
| ~ adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. |
| ~ sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface. |
| ~ animal material | material derived from animals. |
| ~ fluff | any light downy material. |
| ~ bimetal | material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals. |
| ~ abradant, abrasive, abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down. |
| ~ chemical, chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. |
| ~ composite material | strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically. |
| ~ conductor | a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat. |
| ~ dielectric, insulator, nonconductor | a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity. |
| ~ contaminant, contamination | a substance that contaminates. |
| ~ particulate, particulate matter | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant). |
| ~ dust | free microscopic particles of solid material.; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" |
| ~ elastomer | any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed). |
| ~ earth, ground | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.; "they dug into the earth outside the church" |
| ~ emission, discharge | a substance that is emitted or released. |
| ~ detritus | loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks. |
| ~ waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| ~ fiber, fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn. |
| ~ filling, fill | any material that fills a space or container.; "there was not enough fill for the trench" |
| ~ foam | a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture. |
| ~ homogenate | material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed).; "liver homogenate" |
| ~ humate | material that is high in humic acids. |
| ~ impregnation | material with which something is impregnated.; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue" |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| ~ packing, packing material, wadding | any material used especially to protect something. |
| ~ coloring material, colour, colouring material, color | any material used for its color.; "she used a different color for the trim" |
| ~ plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants. |
| ~ radioactive material | material that is radioactive. |
| ~ thickener, thickening | any material used to thicken.; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" |
| ~ toner | a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image. |
| ~ translucent substance, transparent substance | a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material. |
| ~ undercut | the material removed by a cut made underneath. |
| ~ builder, detergent builder | a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action. |
| ~ vernix, vernix caseosa | a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus. |
| ~ wad | a small mass of soft material.; "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter" |
| n. (communication) | 2. material | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form.; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ rehash | old material that is slightly reworked and used again.; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel" |
| ~ copy | material suitable for a journalistic account.; "catastrophes make good copy" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cloth, fabric, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ aba | a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair. |
| ~ acrylic | a synthetic fabric. |
| ~ aertex | a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear. |
| ~ alpaca | a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool. |
| ~ baize | a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables. |
| ~ basket weave | a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket. |
| ~ batik | a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted. |
| ~ batiste | a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses. |
| ~ belting | the material of which belts are made. |
| ~ bombazine | a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted.; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" |
| ~ boucle | a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect. |
| ~ broadcloth | a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib. |
| ~ broadcloth | a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish. |
| ~ brocade | thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern. |
| ~ buckram | a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing. |
| ~ bunting | a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.. |
| ~ calico | coarse cloth with a bright print. |
| ~ cambric | a finely woven white linen. |
| ~ camel's hair, camelhair | a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel. |
| ~ camlet | a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair. |
| ~ camo, camouflage | fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background. |
| ~ canopy | the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air. |
| ~ canvas, canvass | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents). |
| ~ cashmere | a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat. |
| ~ cerecloth | a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud. |
| ~ challis | a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed). |
| ~ chambray | a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp. |
| ~ chenille | a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads. |
| ~ chiffon | a sheer fabric of silk or rayon. |
| ~ chino | a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms. |
| ~ chintz | a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric. |
| ~ coating | a heavy fabric suitable for coats. |
| ~ cobweb | a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider. |
| ~ corduroy, cord | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton. |
| ~ cotton | fabric woven from cotton fibers. |
| ~ canton flannel, cotton flannel | a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side. |
| ~ crape, crepe | a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface. |
| ~ cretonne | an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies. |
| ~ crinoline | a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing. |
| ~ damask | a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it. |
| ~ dungaree, denim, jean | a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric. |
| ~ diamante | fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones. |
| ~ diaper | a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures. |
| ~ dimity | a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains. |
| ~ doeskin | a fine smooth soft woolen fabric. |
| ~ drapery | cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds. |
| ~ duck | a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents. |
| ~ duffel, duffle | a coarse heavy woolen fabric. |
| ~ edging | border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug). |
| ~ elastic | a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material. |
| ~ etamin, etamine | a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.. |
| ~ faille | a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton. |
| ~ felt | a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers. |
| ~ vulcanized fiber, fibre, fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth. |
| ~ flannel | a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing. |
| ~ flannelette | a cotton fabric imitating flannel. |
| ~ fleece | a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing. |
| ~ foulard | a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design). |
| ~ frieze | a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap. |
| ~ fustian | a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap. |
| ~ gabardine | a firm durable fabric with a twill weave. |
| ~ georgette | a thin silk dress material. |
| ~ gingham | a clothing fabric in a plaid weave. |
| ~ grogram | a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum. |
| ~ grosgrain | a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs. |
| ~ haircloth, hair | cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments. |
| ~ hem | the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down.; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket" |
| ~ herringbone | a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern. |
| ~ homespun | a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home. |
| ~ hopsack, hopsacking | a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing. |
| ~ horsehair | a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery. |
| ~ jaconet | a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages. |
| ~ jacquard | a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom. |
| ~ khaddar, khadi | a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India. |
| ~ khaki | a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms. |
| ~ knit | a fabric made by knitting. |
| ~ lace | a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns. |
| ~ lame | a fabric interwoven with threads of metal.; "she wore a gold lame dress" |
| ~ imitation leather, leatherette | fabric made to look like leather. |
| ~ linen | a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant. |
| ~ linsey-woolsey | a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof. |
| ~ lint | cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds. |
| ~ lisle | a fabric woven with lisle thread. |
| ~ mackinaw | a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. |
| ~ macintosh, mackintosh | a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric. |
| ~ madras | a light patterned cotton cloth. |
| ~ marseille | strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads. |
| ~ metallic | a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal. |
| ~ mohair | fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat. |
| ~ moire, watered-silk | silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern. |
| ~ moleskin | a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap. |
| ~ monk's cloth | a heavy cloth in basket weave. |
| ~ moquette | a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery. |
| ~ moreen | a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains. |
| ~ motley | a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England. |
| ~ mousseline de sole | a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon. |
| ~ muslin | plain-woven cotton fabric. |
| ~ nankeen | a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color. |
| ~ meshwork, meshing, network, mesh, net | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. |
| ~ ninon | a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon. |
| ~ nylon | a synthetic fabric. |
| ~ oilcloth | cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin. |
| ~ olive drab | a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms. |
| ~ organza | a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy. |
| ~ paisley | a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes. |
| ~ trousering, panting | any fabric used to make trousers. |
| ~ pepper-and-salt | a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark. |
| ~ percale | a fine closely woven cotton fabric. |
| ~ durable press, permanent press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ pilot cloth | a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc. |
| ~ pinstripe | a fabric with very thin stripes. |
| ~ pique | tightly woven fabric with raised cords. |
| ~ plush | a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet. |
| ~ polyester | any of a large class of synthetic fabrics. |
| ~ pongee | a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation). |
| ~ poplin | a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery. |
| ~ print | a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers). |
| ~ quilting | a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric. |
| ~ rayon | a synthetic silklike fabric. |
| ~ repp, rep | a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs. |
| ~ sackcloth | a coarse cloth resembling sacking. |
| ~ bagging, sacking | coarse fabric used for bags or sacks. |
| ~ sailcloth | a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents. |
| ~ samite | a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ sateen | a cotton fabric with a satiny finish. |
| ~ satin | a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back. |
| ~ satinet, satinette | a fabric with a finish resembling satin but made partly or wholly from cotton or synthetic fiber. |
| ~ screening | fabric of metal or plastic mesh. |
| ~ scrim | a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater. |
| ~ seersucker | a light puckered fabric (usually striped). |
| ~ serge | a twilled woolen fabric. |
| ~ shag | a fabric with long coarse nap.; "he bought a shag rug" |
| ~ shantung | a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation). |
| ~ sharkskin | a smooth crisp fabric. |
| ~ sheeting | fabric from which bed sheets are made. |
| ~ shirting | any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts. |
| ~ shirttail | fabric forming the tail of a shirt. |
| ~ silesia | a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings. |
| ~ silk | a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae. |
| ~ spandex | an elastic synthetic fabric. |
| ~ sponge cloth | any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave). |
| ~ stammel | a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red. |
| ~ suede cloth, suede | a fabric made to resemble suede leather. |
| ~ suiting | a fabric used for suits. |
| ~ swan's down | soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes. |
| ~ taffeta | a crisp smooth lustrous fabric. |
| ~ tammy | plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains. |
| ~ tapa, tappa | a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark. |
| ~ tapis, tapestry | a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery. |
| ~ plaid, tartan | a cloth having a crisscross design. |
| ~ terry cloth, terrycloth, terry | a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes. |
| ~ ticking | a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers. |
| ~ toweling, towelling | any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels. |
| ~ tweed | thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland. |
| ~ twill | a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs. |
| ~ upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering. |
| ~ velcro | nylon fabric used as a fastening. |
| ~ velour, velours | heavy fabric that resembles velvet. |
| ~ velvet | a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back. |
| ~ velveteen | a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet. |
| ~ vicuna | a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna. |
| ~ viyella | a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool. |
| ~ voile | a light semitransparent fabric. |
| ~ warp | yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof. |
| ~ wash-and-wear | a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing. |
| ~ waterproof | any fabric impervious to water. |
| ~ web | a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven). |
| ~ webbing | a strong fabric woven in strips. |
| ~ whipcord | a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib. |
| ~ wincey | a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas. |
| ~ wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire. |
| ~ weft, woof, filling, pick | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ wool, woolen, woollen | a fabric made from the hair of sheep. |
| ~ worsted | a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns.; "he wore a worsted suit" |
| ~ yoke | fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment. |
| ~ pina cloth | a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. material | things needed for doing or making something.; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" |
| ~ equipment | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service. |
| ~ packaging | material used to make packages. |
| ~ railing | material for making rails or rails collectively. |
| ~ roofing | material used to construct a roof. |
| n. (person) | 5. material | a person judged suitable for admission or employment.; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material" |
| ~ applicant, applier | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission. |
| adj. | 6. material | concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests.; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts" |
| ~ worldly, secular, temporal | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" |
| adj. | 7. material | derived from or composed of matter.; "the material universe" |
| ~ substantial, material, real | 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" |
| ~ physical | having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses.; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" |
| ~ physical | concerned with material things.; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer" |
| adj. | 8. material | 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" |
| ~ crucial | having crucial relevance.; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" |
| adj. | 9. material | concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being.; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens" |
| ~ physical | involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit.; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" |
| adj. | 10. corporeal, material | having material or physical form or substance.; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" |
| ~ bodied | having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination.; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" |
| ~ bodily | having or relating to a physical material body.; "bodily existence" |
| ~ embodied, incarnate, bodied, corporal, corporate | possessing or existing in bodily form.; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" |
| ~ reincarnate | having a new body. |
| adj. | 11. material, real, substantial | 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" |
| ~ material | derived from or composed of matter.; "the material universe" |
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