See Also: material 1, noun(dictionary)
Material(money)
Material(medicine)
Raw material(money)
material(dictionary)
MATERIAL MEN(law)
fissile material(medicine)
impression material(medicine)
parent material(medicine)
type material(medicine)

material 1, noun (oh)



[U and C] cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc
-synonym fabric fabric
::curtain material
::scraps of material
::a cape made of a soft material
[U and C] a solid substance such as wood, plastic, or metal
::materials like wood or stone
organic/plant material
::Animals depend on plant material for food.
::harmful radioactive material
::a paper company which imports raw materials (=substances which have not been treated) from North America.
::recycled material
[U] also materials
[plural] the things that are used for making or doing something
reading/writing etc material(s)
::Videos often make good teaching material.
::a supply of building materials
::artists' materials
[U] information or ideas used in books, films etc
::His act contains a lot of new material.
material for
::Anita is collecting material for a novel.
::the raw material (=information that has not been carefully examined) for an article
officer/executive etc material
someone who is good enough for a particular job or position
::He's a good soldier, but not really officer material.