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material

nounadjective /mətiriəl/ 4 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

“she measured off enough material for a dress”

noun

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”

noun

things needed for doing or making something

“writing materials”

adjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

adjective

having material or physical form or substance

noun

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

“coal is a hard black material”

noun

a person judged suitable for admission or employment

“he was university material”

adjective

concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being

“material needs”

adjective

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

“material possessions”

adjective

derived from or composed of matter

“the material universe”

adjective

directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

“his support made a material difference”

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