material : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a substance that abrades or wears down
  abrasive; abradant.
  

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• noun a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
  absorbent.
  

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• noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  adhesive agent; adhesive.
  

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• noun a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance
  adsorbent.
  

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• noun material derived from animals
  

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• noun material used to provide a bed for animals
  bedding; litter.
  

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• noun material used for constructing buildings
  

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• noun any material used for its color
  color; colour; coloring material.
  
  • she used a different color for the trim

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• noun any material used for its color
  color; colour; coloring material.
  
  • she used a different color for the trim

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• noun a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
  combustible.
  

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• noun strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically
  

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• noun a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
  contrast medium.
  

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• noun a material used by builders to cover surfaces
  

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• verb make from scratch
  create from raw stuff.
  

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• noun the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
  

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• noun material for building fences
  fencing.
  

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• (Biol.), a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is physiologically dead, in distinction from the truly germinal or living matter.

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• noun a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
  insulation; insulant.
  

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• noun alternative names for the body of a human being
  form; figure; flesh; soma; frame; physique; anatomy; shape; chassis; build; human body; physical body; bod.
  
  • Leonardo studied the human body
  • he has a strong physique
  • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

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• noun a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract
  

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• . See under Cause.

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• (Law), evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. Wharton.

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• noun property or belongings that are tangible
  tangible possession.
  

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• noun assets in the form of material possessions
  

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• noun a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter
  

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• noun act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices
  

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• noun any material used especially to protect something
  wadding; packing.
  

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• noun material used to pave an area
  pavement; paving.
  

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• noun light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
  photographic paper.
  

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• noun a separate part consisting of fabric
  piece of cloth.
  

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• noun material derived from plants
  plant substance.
  

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• noun a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
  packaging; promotion; publicity.
  
  • the packaging of new ideas

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• noun material that is radioactive
  

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• noun material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
  staple.
  

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• any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw material.
• material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry.

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• noun written material intended to be read
  reading.
  
  • the teacher assigned new readings
  • he bought some reading material at the airport

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• noun building material used in constructing roofs
  

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• noun any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
  

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• noun a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
  semiconductor.
  

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• noun a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption
  sorbent.
  

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• noun publications from which information is obtained
  

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• noun the fabric used in upholstering
  

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• noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  waste; waste matter; waste product.
  
  • they collect the waste once a week
  • much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers

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• noun a useless consumption of material
  

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• noun the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  piece of writing; writing.
  
  • the writing in her novels is excellent
  • that editorial was a fine piece of writing

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