Underground Railroad Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
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 |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
cable railway funicular funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cog railway rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
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 |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
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 |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
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 |
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 |
trainman railroader railroad man railwayman railway man | an employee of a railroad |
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 |
waste waste material waste matter waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
fencing material fencing | material for building fences |
contrast medium contrast material | a substance that is opaque to xays, when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills |
insulating material insulant insulation | a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity |
packing material packing wadding | any material used especially to protect something |