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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181. Her childhood provided the raw material for her first novel.
182. According to some, the material world is all that exists.
183. All the units employ hollow burned - clay blocks as the basic raw material.
184. His time here provided the raw material for his novel.
185. The material of the skirt had been enfolded to form a loose, graceful drape.
186. The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
187. They pleaded guilty to possessing material likely to incite racial hatred.
188. I'm in the process of collecting material for an article that I'm writing.
189. Most of his material has been done to death by numerous comedians.
190. They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD.
191. His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry.
192. The latest promotional material is all part of a recruitment drive.
193. Do you know how he weaves the material into elaborate plots?
194. His object is to gather as great a diversity of material as possible.
195. The net weight of something excludes the weight of the material that it is packed in.
196. If you have any information that is material to the investigation,(Sentencedict.com) you should state it now.
197. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
198. Most food stains will come off if you sponge the material with a little detergent.
199. I made this skirt just by sewing two pieces of material together.
200. Young people should never simply go in for material comforts.
201. She was accused of disclosing confidential material to a competitor.
202. I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.
203. How much material will you need to make the skirt?
204. Chapter 9 provides a valuable recapitulation of the material already presented.
205. The new material allows the company to make gas pipes which withstand higher pressures.
206. I hope my love for the material came through, because it is a great script.
207. The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages.
208. Her own experiences have provided her with a mother lode of material for her songs.
209. As the last person to see her alive, he was a material witness in the case.
210. We live in an acquisitive society which views success primarily in terms of material possessions.
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