| Material (a.) Consisting of matter |
| Material (a.) Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature |
| Material (a.) Of solid or weighty character |
| Material (a.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter. |
| Material (n.) The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made. |
| Material (v. t.) To form from matter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" |