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Synonyms for materials

Grammar : Noun
Spell : muh-teer-ee-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : məˈtɪər i əl

Top 10 synonyms for materials
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Définition of materials

Origin :
  • late 14c., "substance, matter from which a thing is made," from material (adj.).
  • noun matter, fabric
  • noun written matter
Example sentences :
  • There has been staggering loss of life and measureless wastage of materials.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Mention some of the materials that may be put into the stock pot.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • It is not so much a book as it is materials for ornamenting a book.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • He had his materials to work upon, and may have done the best that any one could with them.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • The Indian rarely needs to hunt for the materials he requires.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • She had declared that I should make no notes, record no observations, gather no materials.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • All this is equally applicable to the materials of inanimate nature.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • In addition, I have my hands, tools, and materials to work with here in the lifeboat.
  • Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • Only two materials are used in the construction of this hull, aluminum and mahogany.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • The water which is taken off is sour, and is called sure water: this is the proper leaven for the first steeping of the materials.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Antonyms for materials

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