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- [plas-tik]
- /ˈplæs tɪk/
- /ˈplæstɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plas-tik]
- /ˈplæs tɪk/
Definitions of plastic word
- noun plastic Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite. 1
- noun plastic a credit card, or credit cards collectively, usually made of plastic: He had a whole pocketful of plastic. 1
- noun plastic money, payment, or credit represented by the use of a credit card or cards. 1
- noun plastic something, or a group of things, made of or resembling plastic: The entire meal was served on plastic. 1
- adjective plastic made of plastic. 1
- adjective plastic capable of being molded or of receiving form: clay and other plastic substances. 1
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Origin of plastic
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; 1900-10 for def 1; < Latin plasticus that may be molded < Greek plastikós. See -plast, -ic
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Parts of speech for Plastic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plastic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plastic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plastic
adj plastic
- adaptable — If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
- affectable — having the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
noun plastic
- capital outlay — a capital expenditure.
- charge card — A charge card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit from a particular store or group of stores. Compare credit card.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- credit card — A credit card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit. Compare charge card.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
adjective plastic
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- cardboard — Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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