material
muh ti ree uhl
- n the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
coal is a hard black material - n 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 - n artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
she measured off enough material for a dress - n things needed for doing or making something
writing materials
useful teaching materials - n a person judged suitable for admission or employment
he was university material
she was vice-presidential material - s concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
material possessions
material wealth
material comforts - a derived from or composed of matter
the material universe - a directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
his support made a material difference
evidence material to the issue at hand
facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts
a material witness - s concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
material needs
the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt - a having material or physical form or substance
- a having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- Du Pont salesmen have taken samples of their material to more than 100 shoe manufacturing plants, have found shoemakers so interested in the new material, says a Du Pont executive .
- Material was obtained during the execution of those warrants, that material is now being analyzed, and we'll see what develops from the analaysis.
- A federal appeals court ruled that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 911.