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 |
materials handling | act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
creating from raw materials | the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
bottle collection | collecting bottles for reuse |
collection collecting assembling aggregation | the act of gathering something together |
compilation compiling | the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list), the job of compiling the inventory took several hours |
bottle collection | the activity of collecting bottles, bottle collection is a hobby of hers |
garbage collection garbage pickup trash collection trash pickup | the collection and removal of garbage |
numismatics numismatology coin collecting coin collection | the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) |
philately stamp collecting stamp collection | the collection and study of postage stamps |
tax collection | the collection of taxes |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
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 |
plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
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 |
atlas book of maps map collection | a collection of maps in book form |
solicitation appeal collection ingathering | request for a sum of money, an appeal to raise money for starving children |
collection compendium | a publication containing a variety of works |
compilation digest | something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) |
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 |
source materials | publications from which information is obtained |
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 |
collection aggregation accumulation assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
art collection | a collection of art works |
bottle collection | a collection of bottles, her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window |
coin collection | a collection of coins |
loan collection | a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition |
stamp collection | a collection of stamps |
rental collection | a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee |
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 |
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 |