material
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Synonyms for material
information
stuff
physical
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Synonyms for material
things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose
the basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role
composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses
of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things
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having great significance
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Synonyms for material
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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- substance
- ballast
- bedding material
- bedding
- litter
- rind
- precursor
- corpuscle
- mote
- particle
- speck
- molecule
- atom
- ammunition
- floc
- floccule
- HAZMAT
- aggregate
- raw material
- staple
- sorbate
- sorbent
- sorbent material
- diamagnet
- mineral
- rock
- stone
- adhesive
- adhesive agent
- adhesive material
- sealing material
- animal material
- fluff
- bimetal
- abradant
- abrasive
- abrasive material
- chemical
- chemical substance
- composite material
- conductor
- dielectric
- insulator
- nonconductor
- contaminant
- contamination
- particulate
- particulate matter
- dust
- elastomer
- earth
- ground
- emission
- discharge
- detritus
- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
- fiber
- fibre
- filling
- fill
- foam
- homogenate
- humate
- impregnation
- paper
- packing
- packing material
- wadding
- coloring material
- colour
- colouring material
- color
- plant material
- plant substance
- radioactive material
- thickener
- thickening
- toner
- translucent substance
- transparent substance
- undercut
- builder
- detergent builder
- vernix
- vernix caseosa
- wad
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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- artefact
- artifact
- aba
- acrylic
- Aertex
- alpaca
- baize
- basket weave
- batik
- batiste
- belting
- bombazine
- boucle
- broadcloth
- brocade
- buckram
- bunting
- calico
- cambric
- camelhair
- camel's hair
- camlet
- camo
- camouflage
- canopy
- canvas
- canvass
- cashmere
- cerecloth
- challis
- chambray
- chenille
- chiffon
- chino
- chintz
- coating
- cobweb
- corduroy
- cord
- cotton
- Canton flannel
- cotton flannel
- crape
- crepe
- cretonne
- crinoline
- damask
- dungaree
- jean
- denim
- diamante
- diaper
- dimity
- doeskin
- drapery
- duck
- duffel
- duffle
- edging
- elastic
- etamin
- etamine
- faille
- felt
- vulcanized fiber
- fibre
- fiber
- flannel
- flannelette
- fleece
- foulard
- frieze
- fustian
- gabardine
- georgette
- gingham
- grogram
- grosgrain
- haircloth
- hair
- hem
- herringbone
- homespun
- hopsack
- hopsacking
- horsehair
- jaconet
- jacquard
- khaddar
- khadi
- khaki
- knit
- lace
- lame
- imitation leather
- leatherette
- linen
- linsey-woolsey
- lint
- lisle
- mackinaw
- macintosh
- mackintosh
- madras
- marseille
- metallic
- mohair
- moire
- watered-silk
- moleskin
- monk's cloth
- moquette
- moreen
- motley
- mousseline de sole
- muslin
- nankeen
- meshwork
- meshing
- network
- mesh
- net
- ninon
- nylon
- oilcloth
- olive drab
- organza
- paisley
- trousering
- panting
- pepper-and-salt
- percale
- durable press
- permanent press
- piece of cloth
- piece of material
- pilot cloth
- pinstripe
- pique
- plush
- polyester
- pongee
- poplin
- quilting
- rayon
- repp
- rep
- sackcloth
- bagging
- sacking
- sailcloth
- samite
- sateen
- satin
- satinet
- satinette
- screening
- scrim
- seersucker
- serge
- shantung
- sharkskin
- sheeting
- shirting
- shirttail
- silesia
- silk
- spandex
- sponge cloth
- stammel
- suede cloth
- suede
- suiting
- swan's down
- taffeta
- tammy
- tapa
- tappa
- tapis
- tapestry
- plaid
- tartan
- terry cloth
- terrycloth
- terry
- ticking
- toweling
- towelling
- tweed
- twill
- upholstery material
- Velcro
- velour
- velours
- velvet
- velveteen
- vicuna
- Viyella
- voile
- warp
- wash-and-wear
- waterproof
- web
- webbing
- whipcord
- wincey
- wire cloth
- weft
- woof
- filling
- pick
- wool
- woolen
- woollen
- worsted
- yoke
- pina cloth
derived from or composed of matter
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directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
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concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
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having substance or capable of being treated as fact
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