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man-madeˌman-ˈmade ●○○ adjective  - man-made fibers
- a man-made lake
- Current weather problems may actually be man-made, a direct result of environmental damage.
- The amusement park is built around a man-made lake.
- The coat is 80% wool and 20% man-made fibers.
- Beneath this man-made mechanism of oppression are the people, literally distanced from their surroundings by Kahlo's use of photo-collage.
- But what about patients who are apparently fit and healthy until they suffer a massive exposure to toxic man-made chemicals?
- Gardening is really interfering with nature; it's man-made and you're putting the plants where you want them.
- I suspect the yellowish colour is due to the pollution in the air-our own man-made pollution.
- Louis did well to take Carlat, its fortifications natural as well as man-made.
- Some seek personal de-criminalisation and rehabilitation, others have a more fundamental objection to man-made laws and courts as such.
- The arrival of man-made instruments represented the supplanting and indeed deliberate transcending of nature by human values.
- We can then see that such areas have developed fairly recently, and very largely at the expense of man-made landscapes.
► artificial not real or natural, but made to look or work like something real or natural: · artificial flowers· He was given an artificial heart. ► synthetic made using chemical processes rather than by natural processes: · synthetic fabrics· a synthetic version of the drug ► man-made made by people – used especially about geographical features and materials: · a man-made lake· man-made fibres ► fake made to look or seem like something else, especially in order to deceive people: · a fake passport· fake fur ► imitation made to look like something, but not real – used especially about guns, jewellery, and leather: · imitation firearms· imitation pearls ► false artificial – used especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beards: · a set of false teeth ► simulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real, especially by means of special computers or machines: · a simulated space flight ► virtual made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than in the real world: · a virtual tour of the garden not made of natural materials or substances► artificial · The juice contains no artificial coloring or flavors.· I usually use artificial sweetener in my coffee instead of sugar.· The plants can grow just as well in artificial light. ► synthetic synthetic materials or products are made using chemical processes: · The rug is made from a mixture of wool and synthetic fibres.· Many old herbal remedies have disappeared and been replaced by synthetic drugs.· synthetic rubber ► man-made made or caused by humans, rather than existing naturally: · The amusement park is built around a man-made lake.· The coat is 80% wool and 20% man-made fibers.· Current weather problems may actually be man-made, a direct result of environmental damage. ► processed processed food has not been left in its natural state, but has been chemically treated, especially in order to preserve it or make it look more attractive: · Processed foods may lack the vitamins and minerals found in fresh produce.· processed cheese· Fully processed canned hams will not spoil and can be kept on the shelf. NOUN► chemical· But what about patients who are apparently fit and healthy until they suffer a massive exposure to toxic man-made chemicals?· Do man-made chemicals affect our fertility?· Sensitivity to man-made chemicals also seems to be part of the picture. ► fibre· They were given a grandstand view of how the world's first new man-made fibre for 30 years is manufactured. ► fibres· Polyester has become one of the most successful of the man-made fibres.· For exceptional durability other man-made fibres are used.· She looks as if she's made of man-made fibres you see.· Made mainly of man-made fibres such as viscose, acetate or blends.· And there are outlets for it in plastics, rubber and man-made fibres.· Many new qualities were introduced into these man-made fibres that could not be obtained from their natural counterparts. ► island· Osaka has fought back with a splurge of infrastructure projects, most notably a new international airport perched upon a man-made island. ► lake· Rutland Water is a large man-made lake situated just east of Oakham.· The remote Sylvan Lake Lodge overlooks a striking man-made lake and spruce forest.· In 1968 they were raised to their present position to escape inundation by the rising waters of a man-made lake.· Going has its own man-made lake, the Badesee which is popular with swimmers and sun worshippers.· Fifteen metres below the surface of a man-made lake, the unknown treasures of ancient Rome will be abandoned for ever.· Farmers claim that there are high levels of lead, zinc and cyanide in a man-made lake.· To use an artificial lure to catch a hand-reared fish in a man-made lake seems a funny kind of sport to me. 1man-made materials and substances are not natural SYN artificial OPP natural: fabrics made using a combination of natural and man-made fibres► see thesaurus at artificial2made by people, rather than by natural processes: Europe’s largest man-made lake |