plasticnoun
uk/ˈplæs.tɪk/us/ˈplæs.tɪk/plastic noun (SUBSTANCE)
A2 [ C or U ] an artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms and has many different uses:
the process or business of producing plastic:
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- Copper conducts electricity, but plastic does not.
- The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.
- This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.
- These toys are made from tough plastic.
- These are the electrical connectors, cased in waterproof plastic.
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Plastics & rubber
- Bakelite
- Bubble Wrap
- Cellophane
- celluloid
- cling film
- foam rubber
- Formica
- injection moulding
- latex
- Lucite
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- polyurethane
- sponge rubber
- Styrofoam
- Teflon
- thermoplastic
- thermosetting
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plastic noun (MONEY)
[ U ] also plastic money credit cards or debit cards, rather than money in the form of notes, coins, or cheques:
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Payment methods
- ATM card
- baksheesh
- bank card
- bill
- blank cheque
- cash
- cash card
- cashpoint card
- certified cheque
- direct debit
- giro
- gratuity
- hush money
- per annum
- piece
- smart card
- standing order
- sweetener
- traveller's cheque
- voucher
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plasticadjective
uk/ˈplæs.tɪk/us/ˈplæs.tɪk/plastic adjective (SUBSTANCE)
A2 made of plastic:
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- I keep my computer printer under a protective plastic cover.
- The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip.
- These plastic cups are virtually indestructible.
- The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.
- There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.
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Plastics & rubber
- Bakelite
- Bubble Wrap
- Cellophane
- celluloid
- cling film
- foam rubber
- Formica
- injection moulding
- latex
- Lucite
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polythene
- polyurethane
- sponge rubber
- Styrofoam
- Teflon
- thermoplastic
- thermosetting
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plastic adjective (FALSE)
disapproving artificial or false:
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Natural and artificial
- artificial
- bogus
- cardboard
- claim
- contrived
- fake
- inauthentic
- make no claim to be sth idiom
- man-made
- mock
- natural
- naturally
- organic
- raw
- refined
- simulate
- synthetic
- unadulterated
- unaffected
- untouched
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plastic adjective (SOFT)
soft enough to be changed into a new shape:
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elastic
- floppy
- flowing
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- slackness
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- supple
- yield
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