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- pronunciation:
- m
tir
i
l
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything used for building or making something else.
The materials for the tree house included wood, metal, and rope.
- synonyms:
- stuff
- similar words:
- component, constituent, ingredient, matter, medium, substance
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| definition 2: |
cloth or fabric.
Karin wears clothes made only of cotton material.
- synonyms:
- cloth, fabric, textile
- similar words:
- tapestry
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| definition 3: |
any group of ideas or information that can be used to create a larger work.
The writer used the diaries of her grandfather and great-grandfather as material for a novel.- synonyms:
- data, statistics
- similar words:
- information, notes
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| related words: |
data, information, lesson, literature, textile |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or relating to matter; physical.
The material world is filled with the wonders of nature.- synonyms:
- earthly, physical, worldly
- antonyms:
- spiritual
- similar words:
- concrete, phenomenal
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| related words: |
big, earthly, important, real, worldly |
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