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material
noun(ma-te-ri-al)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Synonyms: cloth, fabric, textile,
Examples:
She measured off enough material for a dress.
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Synonyms: real, substantial,
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms: corporeal,
material
noun(ma-te-ri-al)
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Synonyms: stuff,
Examples:
Coal is a hard black material.
material
noun(ma-te-ri-al)
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Examples:
He was university material.
She was vice-presidential material.
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Examples:
Material needs.
The moral and material welfare of all good citizens.
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Examples:
Material possessions.
Material wealth.
Material comforts.
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
derived from or composed of matter
Antonyms: immaterial,
Examples:
The material universe.
material
adjective(ma-te-ri-al)
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Antonyms: immaterial,
Examples:
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.
material
noun(ma-te-ri-al)
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Examples:
The archives provided rich material for a definitive biography.
material
noun(ma-te-ri-al)
things needed for doing or making something
Examples:
Writing materials.
Useful teaching materials.

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