poly
/ˈpɒli
/noun (plural polys) informal
1Polyester.Stretch Twill is a poly/rayon/Lycroflex blend that is both comfortable and very flexible, and offers a casual look with sacrificing performance....
- The Stretch Twill Pro Bowler, style BRS-007 from Boardroom, is a poly/rayon with Lycroplex blend that is a more mobile and comfortable version of Boardroom's microfibre fabric.
- The existing men's style is a short-sleeve poly/rayon blend with some surface detail and a soft hand to give it an upscale look and feel.
2British historical A polytechnic.First, the old polytechnics were rebranded as universities - a process of levelling-down that has really meant many old universities becoming polys in all but name....
- But media studies at a former poly faces an extra battle to gain credibility among the very media it seeks to understand.
- Fake your CV so it shows you failed most of your A-levels and just managed to scrape a third-class management degree from a former poly your dad bunged a few thousand quid to, and you will be an irresistible prospect.
3Polythene.Other, tougher polyethylene options are woven poly and high-density polyethylene, a honeycombed material with better energy efficiency....
- Usually one large sheet 7 of poly is used for all four walls of a room in a building.
Rhymes
- underlit
- under load
- under lock and key
- underlying
- underman
- undermanager
- undermeaning
- undermentioned
- undermine
- underminer
- undermost
- underneath
- undernourished
- undernourishment
- undernutrition
- underoccupancy
- under one's arm
- under one's belt
- under one's breath
- under one's feet
- under one's own steam
- under one's wing
- under (or in) no circumstances
- under (or in) the circumstances
- under (or on) oath