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 |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
cutlassfish frost fish hairtail | long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth, closely related to snake mackerel |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
blanket cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
blanket | a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor |
blanket stitch | a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material, similar to buttonhole stitch |
electric blanket | a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat |
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 |
mackinaw Mackinaw blanket | a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States |
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 |
saddle blanket saddlecloth horse blanket | stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle |
security blanket | a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety |
security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
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 |
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 |
blanket mantle | anything that covers, there was a blanket of snow |
Jack Frost | a personification of frost or winter weather |
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 |
spoilsport killjoy wet blanket party pooper | someone who spoils the pleasure of others |
Frost Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost | United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (-) |
Kennan George F. Kennan George Frost Kennan | United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (-) |
freeze frost | weather cold enough to cause freezing |
frost heave frost heaving | upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil |
ice crystal snow mist diamond dust poudrin ice needle frost snow frost mist | small crystals of ice |
blanket flower Indian blanket fire wheel fire-wheel Gaillardia pulchella | annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center |
Virginia crownbeard frostweed frost-weed Verbesina virginica | tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers, the eastern United States |
frostweed frost-weed frostwort Helianthemum canadense Crocanthemum canadense | perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers, soalled because ice crystals form on it during first frosts |
Frost's bolete Boletus frostii | a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk |
tangible possession material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
frost icing | the formation of frost or ice on a surface |
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 |
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 |
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 |