material

Definition

Examples

The factory orders raw material from three different suppliers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• substancethe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
• componentan abstract part of something
• fabricartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Collocations

• Easy building material
  to building material, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
• Medium distribute marketing material
  to distribute marketing material, meaning to administer or bestow, as in small portions
• Hard material breach of warranty terms
  describing material breach of warranty terms (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
• Very Hard dismiss evidence as immaterial and trivial
  to dismiss evidence as immaterial and trivial, meaning to bar from attention or consideration