| 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 |
lift
raise
heave | the act of raising something, he responded with a lift of his eyebrow, fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up |
| face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
| lift | a ride in a car, he gave me a lift home |
airlift
lift | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) |
face lift
facelift
lift face lifting
cosmetic surgery
rhytidectomy
rhytidoplasty
nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
| waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
| lift | the act of giving temporary assistance |
bedding material
bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
chairlift
chair lift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside, seats are hung from an endless overhead cable |
drawbridge
lift bridge | a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it |
elevator
lift | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building |
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 |
| lift | one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot |
| lift | a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg |
| lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
| 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 |
ski tow
ski lift
lift | a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill |
| surface lift | a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground |
T-bar lift
T-bar
Alpine lift | a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis |
| top lift | the bottom layer of a heel |
| 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 |
| lift rise | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground |
elevation
lift
raising | the event of something being raised upward, an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon, a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity |
| 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 |
aerodynamic lift
lift | the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity |
tangible possession
material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
| material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
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 |
| 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 |
| covering material | a material used by builders to cover surfaces |