material
A substance that is used to make or build something.
A physical substance from which something can be made or constructed.
Information or ideas used to make a book, film, or talk.
Facts, ideas, or content that can be used to produce a book, film, speech, or other work.
About things you can touch, not about feelings or the spirit.
Relating to physical objects or possessions rather than the mind or spirit.
Important or connected to a situation or problem.
Significant or relevant in a situation, especially in law or formal contexts.
- Base: material
- Base: material
- Plural: material, materials
building materials
1substances for constructing buildings
Things like wood, stone, and bricks that are used to build houses and other buildings.
- The store sells many types of building materials.
- Concrete and steel are common building materials.
building materials
1materials used for construction
things such as wood, bricks, or cement used to make buildings.
- The cost of building materials has risen sharply this year.
- The store sells tools and building materials.
- They chose local stone as the main building material for the house.
- We need more building materials.
- Wood is a common building material.
- The shop sells building materials.
learning materials
1items used for learning purposes
Things like books and videos that help you study and learn something.
- The teacher prepared all the learning materials before class.
- Students should bring their learning materials every day.
material world
1physical world not spiritual world
The world of things you can see and touch, not ideas or the spirit.
- Some people believe we should focus less on the material world and more on our inner selves.
- He is deeply involved in the material world of business.
raw material
1basic substance before processing
A natural or basic thing used to make a product before it is changed or treated.
- Cotton is an important raw material for the textile industry.
- The factory imports raw materials from several countries.