plastic
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- noun
- /ˈplæstɪk/
:
plástico
- The toy is made of durable plastic, making it resistant to rough play.
- a plastic bag
- a plastic container
- a plastic bottle
I'm going to now open the plastic around Pee Wee.
- I'm going to now open the plastic around Pee Wee.
- So my thing is right, there's plastic over the couches.
- No, no, packed in stern plastic and shove it in.
- And Arthur, I've gone for recycled plastic the first night.
Examples
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It was made of plastic.
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You cut this hard plastic and it's sharp.
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And this is the plastic bottle I made.
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I wanted paper, not plastic.
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You know, the plastic that this is composed of.
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The sample cup was placed in a labeled plastic bag for later laboratory analysis by FAAS.
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These are phony prescription glasses with fake plastic lenses.
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She recycled her old plastic bags to reduce waste and help the environment.
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The plastic containers can be used for storing food in the refrigerator.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Operations that repair body parts or change them to improve looks
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A doctor who operates to repair or change parts of the body, especially the face and skin
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A hard, easy to clean surface made of layers of plastic for furniture or countertops
- Specialized
A hard, water-resistant plastic used as glue or a coating for paper and wood
- Specialized
A strong plastic that resists chemicals and does not change easily
- Specialized
A hard plastic made from special resin that resists heat and does not carry electricity
- Slur
A person who claims to be Irish without Irish family background, often used as an insult
- Offensive
A person who pretends to have real spiritual powers and uses other people's traditions for money
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold
- NSFW
An explosive device made from plastic explosives that can be shaped to fit small spaces
How Moldable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plastic comes from the old Greek word plassein which means 'to mold' or 'to shape'. So a plastic material is one you can easily shape or form, like clay, and that helps explain why we use it for bottles and toys.