plastic

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Noun

Singular plastic

Plural plastics

1. (uncountable) Plastic is a stiff but usually somewhat flexible man-made material, usually made using a hydrocarbon-based polymer.
2. Any similar artificial material.
3. (slang) Credit or debit cards that are used in place of cash to buy things.
4. Made of plastic.

   We're throwing out too many plastic water bottles.

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  Various plastic items

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  Plastic bags

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  Credits cards, which are made of plastic

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  Plastic crates

Adjective

Positive plastic

Comparative more plastic

Superlative most plastic

1. Someone or something that is able to adapt to different conditions may be called plastic.

   ecologically plastic animals

Related words

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