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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211. She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.
212. During my three months' stay in the village, I collected enough material for two or three books.
213. She designs her own fabrics using woodblocks and stencils to create patterns on the material.
214. The assay result of that material is rich in iron.
215. The letters were used as source material in this new biography.
216. Pyjamas made from flammable material have been removed from most shops.
217. That council member has been exerting a lot of pressure on the company to accept the raw material of low quality.
218. The manufactureof this material is an outgrowth of the space industry.
219. This material has been extracted from "Collins Good Wood Handbook".
220. You can use the logo in all your promotional material.
221. An amount of fissile material went missing as a result of the accident.
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