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"she measured off enough material for a dress"nounartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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adjectivehaving substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
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adjectivehaving material or physical form or substance
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"coal is a hard black material"nounthe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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"he was university material" "she was vice-presidential material"nouna person judged suitable for admission or employment
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"material needs" "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"adjectiveconcerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
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"material possessions" "material wealth" "material comforts"adjectiveconcerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
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"the material universe"adjectivederived from or composed of matter
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"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"adjectivedirectly relevant to a matter especially a law case
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"the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"nouninformation (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished formtype of:
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"writing materials" "useful teaching materials"nounthings needed for doing or making somethingtype of:
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real stuff hair earth felt rock paper information ground waste stone copy color fill jean physical dust duck equipment terry net network panting colour print chemical web lame packing corporate cloth cotton filling info silk crucial corporal fabric cord substance ticking discharge conductor tammy ammunition shag serge diaper foam velvet mineral wool atom rep canvas fiber builder screening particle litter substantial knit lace chino linen bodily temporal artifact camouflage metallic recycling worldly speck elastic packaging marseille wad madras satin contamination textile molecule railing waterproof canopy staple secular ballast fleece bodied fluff aba bedding cashmere mackinaw corpuscle nylon applicant mesh shirttail coating tweed khaki plush velcro incarnate adhesive duffel macintosh suede yoke canvass tapestry fibre plaid denim lint bagging polyester flannel roofing spandex bunting crepe emission embodied reincarnate precursor abrasive duffle toner hazmat motley aggregate woolen artefact acrylic calico chiffon sacking suiting rind mohair muslin paisley taffeta corduroy camo pique tartan georgette velour undercut foulard materiality sheeting velveteen vicuna belting chenille homespun silesia khadi rayon cobweb woollen worsted alpaca thickening diamante batiste dungaree dielectric twill webbing batik gabardine wadding rehash mackintosh poplin corporeal jacquard shantung gingham impregnation pinstripe brocade contaminant voile broadcloth thickener leatherette chintz drapery insulator mote quilting sackcloth sateen frieze lisle scrim damask detritus moire moleskin crape dimity faille elastomer herringbone horsehair terrycloth toweling meshing nankeen oilcloth percale sailcloth seersucker sharkskin tapa tapis baize challis chambray crinoline particulate haircloth hopsack hopsacking imitation leather jaconet khaddar linsey-woolsey meshwork monk's cloth moquette moreen mousseline de sole ninon olive drab organza pepper-and-salt permanent press piece of cloth piece of material pilot cloth pina cloth pongee repp samite satinet satinette shirting sponge cloth stammel suede cloth swan's down tappa terry cloth towelling trousering upholstery material velours viyella vulcanized fiber wash-and-wear watered-silk whipcord wincey wire cloth aertex basket weave bombazine boucle buckram cambric camel's hair camelhair camlet canton flannel cerecloth cotton flannel cretonne doeskin durable press etamin etamine flannelette fustian grogram grosgrain bimetal chemical substance translucent substance transparent substance bedding material sealing material coloring material colouring material composite material plant material waste material abradant detergent builder diamagnet plant substance vernix nonconductor sorbate sorbent sorbent material vernix caseosa abrasive material packing material homogenate particulate matter adhesive material floc floccule animal material humate raw material radioactive material waste product waste matter adhesive agent applier