- pronunciation:
- plae
stihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an artificial substance made from certain kinds of chemicals that can be easily shaped when soft. Plastic is formed into many materials and products.
The table looks like wood but is made out of plastic.
- similar words:
- Styrofoam, synthetic
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
made of plastic.
A plastic cup will not break as easily as a glass one. |
definition 2: |
able to be easily shaped or molded.
The clay had been left out to dry, and was no longer plastic.- synonyms:
- moldable
- antonyms:
- rigid, stiff
- similar words:
- bendable, flexible, supple
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definition 3: |
not honest or genuine in character; fake.
The computer salesman gave me a plastic smile.- synonyms:
- artificial, fake
- antonyms:
- genuine
- similar words:
- insincere, unnatural
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related words: |
adaptable, elastic, soft |
Plastic comes from
plastikos, an ancient Greek word that means "able to be molded." This was its meaning for about three hundred years, until the development of materials called "plastics" in the early 1900s.