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materials
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter, fabric |
| Synonyms: | being, body, bolt, cloth, component, constituent, crop, element, entity, equipment, gear, goods, habiliments, individual, ingredient, machinery, materiel, object, outfit, paraphernalia, staple, stock, stuff, substance, supply, tackle, textile, thing |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Main Entry: | materials |
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Adjectives: |
aeneous, aerose, air, banausic, biodegradable, cardiform, castellated, chadless, chartaceous, close, druxy, edge, electromechanical, end, flat, half, hooked, instrumental, kiln, knotty, laniferous, ligniperdous, machinal, maduro, mechanical, mechanomorphic, merdurinous, mixed, open, pergameneous, plumb, pressure, rabbeted, raw, semidetached, semigloss, spring, sumpter, systatic, tongue, triple, vertical
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| Concept: | Materials. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience |
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-nouns
material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple; adobe, brown stone; chinking; clapboard; daubing; puncheon; shake; shingle, bricks and mortar; metal; stone; clay, brick; crockery; compo, composition; concrete; reinforced concrete, cement; wood, ore, timber., materials; supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff; pabulum (food); ammunition (arms); contingents; relay, reenforcement; baggage (personal property); means; calico, cambric, cashmere.
-adjectives
raw (unprepared); wooden; adobe.
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| Main Entry: | data |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information in visible form |
| Synonyms: | abstracts, brass tacks, chapter and verse, circumstances, compilations, conclusions, details, documents, dope, dossier, evidence, experiments, facts, figures, goods, info, input, knowledge, materials, measurements, memorandums, notes, picture, proof, reports, results, scoop, score, statistics, testimony, whole story |
| Notes: | data (plural noun) is a collection of facts, observations, or measurements from which conclusions may be drawn while datum (singular noun) is an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
| Main Entry: | goods |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise |
| Synonyms: | bolt, cargo, commodities, fabric, freight, line, load, materials, seconds, stock, stuff, textile, vendibles, wares |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | merchandise carried by store |
| Synonyms: | commodity, goods, involvement, materials, produce, trade, vendibles, wares |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request; purchase agreement |
| Synonyms: | amount, application, booking, bulk, commission, engagement, goods, materials, purchase, quantity, requisition, reservation, reserve, shipment, stipulation |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Main Entry: | ware |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good |
| Synonyms: | bolt*, cargo, commodities, commodity, fabric, freight, line*, load, materials, merchandise, seconds, stock, stuff*, textile, vendibles, wares |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armament(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon(s) |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, arms, defense, gun, hardware, heat*, material, materiel, munitions, ordnance, protection, security, weaponry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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