Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| material | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • derived from or composed of matter • directly relevant to a matter especially a law case • having material or physical form or substance • having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary noun • the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object • information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers • things needed for doing or making something • a person judged suitable for admission or employment adjective satellite • concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests • concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being | ||||||
| fabric | nounn | |||||
noun • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers • the underlying structure | ||||||
| textile | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to fabrics or fabric making noun • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | ||||||
| brocade | nounn | |||||
noun • thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern verb • weave a design into (textiles) | ||||||
| burlap | nounn | |||||
noun • coarse jute fabric | ||||||
| calico | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned noun • coarse cloth with a bright print adjective satellite • having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly | ||||||
| canvas | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy, closely woven fabric • an oil painting on canvas fabric • the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account • a tent made of canvas fabric • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel • the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete verb • cover with canvas | ||||||
| chambray | nounn | |||||
noun • a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp | ||||||
| chiffon | nounn | |||||
noun • a sheer fabric of silk or rayon | ||||||
| corduroy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton • a road made of logs laid crosswise verb • build (a road) from logs laid side by side | ||||||
| cotton | nounn | |||||
noun • soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state • fabric woven from cotton fibers • erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers • thread made of cotton fibers verb • take a liking to | ||||||
| crepe | nounn | |||||
noun • paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations • small very thin pancake • a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface verb • cover or drape with crape | ||||||
| damask | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern • a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it adjective satellite • having a woven pattern | ||||||
| denim | nounn | |||||
noun • (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear • a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric | ||||||
| flannel | nounn | |||||
noun • a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing • bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body • (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth | ||||||
| georgette | nounn | |||||
noun • a thin silk dress material | ||||||
| gingham | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a clothing fabric in a plaid weave | ||||||
| hessian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot | ||||||
| jersey | nounn | |||||
noun • a close-fitting pullover shirt • a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies • a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric • the largest of the Channel Islands • a breed of dairy cattle developed on the island of Jersey | ||||||
| jute | nounn | |||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons • a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks | ||||||
