English > material: 11 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. |
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| Example | "coal is a hard black material" |
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| Synonym | stuff |
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| Narrower | HAZMAT | An abbreviation for 'hazardous material' used on warning signs |
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| abrasive, abradant, abrasive material | A substance that abrades or wears down |
| adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive | A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
| aggregate | Material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster |
| ammunition | Any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction |
| animal material | material derived from animals |
| atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| ballast | Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship |
| bedding material, bedding, litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
| bimetal | material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals |
| builder, detergent builder | A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action |
| chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| coloring material, colouring material, color, colour | Any material used for its color |
| composite material | Strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory |
| conductor | A substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat |
| contaminant, contamination | A substance that contaminates |
| detritus | Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks |
| diamagnet | A substance that exhibits diamagnetism |
| discharge, emission | A substance that is emitted / emitted or released |
| dust | Free microscopic particles of solid material |
| earth, ground | The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface |
| elastomer | Any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed) |
| fiber, fibre | A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
| filling, fill | Any material that fills a space or container |
| floccule, floc | A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid / liquid |
| fluff | Any light downy material |
| foam | A lightweight material in cellular form |
| homogenate | material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed) |
| humate | material that is high in humic acids |
| impregnation | material with which something is impregnated |
| insulator, dielectric, nonconductor | A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity |
| mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
| packing material, packing, wadding | Any material used especially to protect something |
| paper | A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
| 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) |
| plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants |
| precursor | A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) |
| radioactive material | material that is radioactive |
| raw material, staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
| recycling | Used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products |
| rind | The natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) |
| rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust |
| sealing material | Any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks / cracks in a porous surface |
| 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 |
| thickening, thickener | Any material used to thicken / thicken |
| toner | A black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image |
| transparent substance, translucent substance | A material having the property of admitting light diffusely |
| undercut | The material removed by a cut made underneath |
| vernix, vernix caseosa | A white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus |
| wad | A small mass of soft material |
| waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted |
| Broader | substance | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
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| Spanish | cosa, cosas, material, materia |
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| Catalan | material, matèria |
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English > material: 11 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. |
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| Example | "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
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| Synonyms | fabric, cloth, textile |
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| Parts | edging | Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) |
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| hem | The edge of a piece of cloth |
| Narrower | Aertex | A trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear |
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| Velcro | nylon fabric used as a fastening |
| Viyella | A fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool |
| aba | A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair |
| acrylic | A synthetic fabric |
| alpaca | A thin glossy fabric made of the wool / 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 |
| basket weave | A cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket |
| batik | A dyed fabric |
| batiste | A thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric |
| belting | The material of which belts are made |
| bombazine | A twilled fabric used for dresses |
| 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 |
| bunting | A loosely woven fabric used for flags / 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 |
| camouflage, camo | Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan |
| 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 / 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 |
| 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 |
| cord, corduroy | A cut pile fabric with vertical ribs |
| cotton | Fabric woven from cotton fibers |
| cotton flannel, Canton flannel | A stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side |
| crepe, crape | A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface |
| cretonne | An unglazed heavy fabric |
| 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 |
| denim, dungaree, 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 |
| doeskin | A fine smooth soft woolen fabric |
| drapery | cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds |
| duck | A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave |
| duffel, duffle | A coarse heavy woolen fabric |
| elastic | A fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material |
| etamine, etamin | A soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh |
| faille | A ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton |
| felt | A fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers |
| fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber | A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
| flannel | A soft light woolen fabric |
| flannelette | A cotton fabric imitating flannel |
| fleece | A soft bulky fabric with deep pile |
| 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 |
| herringbone | A twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern |
| homespun | A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home |
| hopsacking, hopsack | A loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen |
| horsehair | A fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses |
| jaconet | A lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish |
| jacquard | A highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom |
| khadi, khaddar | 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 |
| leatherette, imitation leather | 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 |
| lisle | A fabric woven with lisle thread |
| mackinaw | A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design |
| mackintosh, macintosh | A lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric |
| madras | A light patterned cotton cloth |
| marseille | Strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern |
| metallic | A fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely / 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 |
| net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork | 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 |
| panting, trousering | 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 |
| permanent press, durable 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 / sailors etc |
| pina cloth | A fine cloth made from pineapple fibers |
| 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 |
| rep, repp | A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs |
| sackcloth | A coarse cloth resembling sacking |
| sacking, bagging | 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) |
| sateen | A cotton fabric with a satiny finish |
| satin | A smooth fabric of silk or rayon |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| tapestry, tapis | A heavy textile with a woven design |
| tartan, plaid | A cloth having a crisscross design |
| terry, terry cloth, terrycloth | A pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides |
| 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 |
| twill | A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs |
| upholstery material | The fabric used in upholstering |
| 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 |
| voile | A light semitransparent fabric |
| 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 |
| wool, woolen, woollen | A fabric made from the hair of sheep |
| worsted | A woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap |
| yoke | Fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
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| Substances | warp | yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof |
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| woof, weft, filling, pick | The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving |
| Spanish | género, material, paño, tejido, tela, textil, trapo |
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| Catalan | drap, material, roba, teixit, tela, tèxtil |
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