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 |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a method of examining in minute detail, he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
air filter air cleaner | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
art fine art | the products of human creativity, works of art collectively, an art exhibition, a fine collection of art |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
coffee filter | filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds |
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 |
filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it |
filter | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it |
filter bed | filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water |
filter tip | an air filter on the end of a cigarette, contains material that filters the smoke |
filter-tipped cigarette | a cigarette with a filter tip |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a comb with teeth set close together |
fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
oil filter | a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internalombustion engine |
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 |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
water filter | a filter to remove impurities from the water supply |
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 |
fine arts beaux arts | the study and creation of visual works of art |
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 |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
Master of Fine Arts MFA | a master's degree in fine arts |
Doctor of Fine Arts | an honorary degree in fine arts |
fine print small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type, don't sign a contract without reading the fine print |
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 |
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 |
fine spray | precipitation in very small drops |
fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
leather flower vase-fine vase vine Clematis viorna | scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals |
bell heather heather bell fine-leaved heath Erica cinerea | common low European shrub with purpleed flowers |
tangible possession material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
fine mulct amercement | money extracted as a penalty |
library fine | fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned |
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 |