Synonym: composition, fabric, goods, matter, stuff, substance. Antonym: civil, mental, spiritual. Similar words: building materials, bacteria, criteria, alma mater, trial, industrial, mate, matter. Meaning: [mətɪrɪəl /'tɪər] 
n. 1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form 3. things needed for doing or making something 4. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment. adj. 1. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests 2. derived from or composed of matter 3. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case 4. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being 5. having material or physical form or substance 6. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary.
n. 1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form 3. things needed for doing or making something 4. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment. adj. 1. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests 2. derived from or composed of matter 3. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case 4. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being 5. having material or physical form or substance 6. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary. 
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151. This new biography contains a wealth of previously unpublished material.
152. It's a dark grey material but it's flecked with white.
153. I plan on making that material up into a dress.
154. My grumble is with the structure and organisation of the material.
155. We put a lot of material up on our website simply by repurposing our existing catalog.
156. We could use the rest of the material to make up some curtains.
157. Some of the material used has appeared in print before .
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158. When this material burns, it flings off a nasty smell.
159. I don't understand why a ballet company can't perform fresh new material instead of just bringing out the same old warhorses year after year.
160. Dr Ryan travelled the world gathering material for his book.
161. The thicker the material, the less susceptible the garment will be to wet conditions.
162. Young people's awareness of agricultural issues is promoted through publicity material.
163. Material about recent research has been added to this new edition.
164. The author included a new chapter of background material for the second edition of the book.
165. A company's assets can consist of cash, investments, buildings, machinery, specialist knowledge or copyright material such as music or computer software.
166. Incorporating organic material into chalky soils will reduce the alkalinity.
167. The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
168. The graduate student ploughed through hundreds of pages of material to unearth a single fact.
169. A layer of transparent material is sandwiched between the pieces of glass.
170. To xerox is to make copies of graphic material by a dry photocopying process.
171. The radioactive material is stored in a special radiation - proof container.
172. Newspapers should not publish material that is likely to encourage discrimination on the grounds of race or colour.
173. The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.
174. In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.
175. Place the material on a flat surface, shiny side uppermost.
176. The editor of the magazine was hard up for material.
177. Material possessions have always been a low priority for Mike.
178. Only 55 per cent of the raw material is canned. The rest is thrown away.
179. The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.
180. We intend this news report as teaching material for freshmen.
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