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1. (n.) plastic
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.
2. plastic
a credit card, or credit cards collectively.
3. plastic
credit represented by the use of credit cards.
4. plastic
an object or objects made of plastic.
5. (adj.) plastic
made of plastic.
6. plastic
capable of being molded.
7. plastic
produced by molding.
8. plastic
having the power to mold or shape material:
the plastic forces of nature.
9. plastic
concerned with or pertaining to molding or modeling; sculptural.
10. plastic
pliable; impressionable:
the plastic mind of youth.
11. plastic
artificial or synthetic.
12. plastic
insincere; phony:
a plastic smile.
13. plastic
pertaining to the use of credit cards:
plastic credit.
14. plastic
able to deform continuously and permanently without rupturing.
15. plastic
Biol.
16. plastic
of or pertaining to plastic surgery.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L plasticus that may be molded < Gk plastikós. See -plast , -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) plastic
generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
2. (adj) credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic
a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
"do you take plastic?"
3. (adj) fictile, moldable, plastic
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
"plastic substances such as wax or clay"
4. (adj) plastic, pliant
capable of being influenced or formed
"the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
5. (adj) formative, shaping, plastic
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
"a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
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1. (noun) plastic
a substance that can be formed into almost any shape, used to make many common objects
toys/containers/bags/bottles made of plastic; types of plastics
2. (adjective) plastic
made of plastic
plastic bottles/bags/toys etc.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) plastic
having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator
2. (adj) plastic
capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child
3. (adj) plastic
pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts
4. (noun) plastic
a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties of plastic are used to produce articles of commerce (after 1900). [MW10 gives origin of word as 1905]
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Sense: (of) any of many chemically manufactured substances that can be moulded when still soft
This cup is made of plastic; a plastic cup.
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 Afrikaans: plastiek |
 Arabic: بْلاسْتيكي |
 Bulgarian: пластмаса |
 Brazilian: plástico |
 Czech: plastik(ový) |
 German: das Plastik, Plastik-... |
 Danish: plastik; plastik- |
 Greek: πλαστικό(ς) |
 Spanish: plástico |
 Estonian: plastmass |
 Farsi: هرگونه ماده شکل پذیر |
 Finnish: muovi |
 French: plastique |
 Hebrew: פְּלַסטִיק |
 Hindi: प्लास्टिक |
 Croatian: plastika |
 Hungarian: műanyag |
 Indonesian: plastik |
 Icelandic: plast(efni) |
 Italian: plastica; di plastica |
 Japanese: プラスチック |
 Korean: 플라스틱 |
 Lithuanian: plastikas, plastmasė; pla |
 Latvian: plastmasa; plastikāts; pl |
 Malay: plastik |
 Dutch: plastic |
 Norwegian: plast |
 Polish: tworzywo sztuczne |
 Persian: پلاستيك |
 Pashto: پلاستيك |
 Portuguese: plástico |
 Romanian: (de/din) plastic |
 Russian: пластик, пластмасса |
 Slovak: plastik; plastikový |
 Slovenian: plastika; plastičen |
 Serbian: plastika |
 Swedish: [av] plast |
 Thai: วัตถุพลาสติก |
 Turkish: plâstik |
 Taiwanese: 塑膠(的) |
 Ukrainian: пластмаса; пластмасовий |
 Urdu: پلاسٹک |
 Vietnamese: chất dẻo |
 Chinese: 塑料（的） |
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