material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
works deeds | performance of moral or religious acts, salvation by deeds, the reward for good works |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
aluminum foil aluminium foil tin foil | foil made of aluminum |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
dye-works | a workshop where dyeing is done |
fabric cloth material textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
plant works industrial plant | buildings for carrying on industrial labor, they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles |
public works | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
semi-abstraction | a semiabstract painting |
semi-detached house | a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side |
semitrailer semi | a trailer having wheels only in the rear, the front is supported by the towing vehicle |
sewage system sewer system sewage works | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage |
trailer truck tractor trailer trucking rig rig articulated lorry semi | a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
works workings | the internal mechanism of a device |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
works program | a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
material | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form, the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography |
promotion publicity promotional material packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution, the packaging of new ideas |
semifinal semi | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament |
bittersweet chocolate semi-sweet chocolate dark chocolate | chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla, lecithin is usually added |
semi-skimmed milk | milk from which some of the cream has been removed |
aluminum business aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |
works council | (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc, also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc |
material | a person judged suitable for admission or employment, he was university material, she was vice-presidential material |
material witness | a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter |
tangible possession material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
a whole shebang whole kit and caboodle kit and caboodle whole kit and boodle kit and boodle whole kit whole caboodle whole works works full treatment | everything available, usually preceded by `the', we saw the whole shebang, a hotdog with the works, we took on the whole caboodle, for $ you get the full treatment |
material stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object, coal is a hard black material, wheat is the stuff they use to make bread |
raw material staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
sorbent sorbent material | a material that sorbs another substance, i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption |
absorbent material absorbent | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
adsorbent adsorbent material | a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance |
aluminum aluminium Al atomic number | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite |
adhesive material adhesive agent adhesive | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
aluminum bronze aluminium bronze | an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion |
animal material | material derived from animals |
building material | material used for constructing buildings |
abrasive abradant abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down |
combustible combustible material | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power |
composite material | strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory, fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically |
semiconductor semiconducting material | a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator, its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities |