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How to pronounce plastic in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fictile, moldable
Derivation plasticity


plastic substances such as wax or clay.
Type Words
Synonyms charge card, charge plate, credit card
Type of positive identification, revolving credit, open-end credit, charge account credit
Has types cashcard, bank card, calling card, phone card, cash card


do you take plastic?.
Type Words
Synonyms pliant


the plastic minds of children.
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Synonyms formative, shaping


the plastic forces of nature.
Type Words
Type of solid
Has types polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl-formaldehyde, resinoid, silicone resin, teflon, thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin, thermosetting compositions, thermosetting resin, vinyl, abs, vinylite, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, amino plastic, amino resin, aminoplast, bakelite, cellulosic, coumarone-indene resin, coumarone resin, fluorocarbon plastic, mylar, phenolic plastic, phenolic urea, polyester, polypropene, polypropylene

Examples of plastic

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The teachers gathered up plastic diaper wipe containers to use as time capsules.
From the omaha.com
Metal screens seem to work somewhat better than plastic and are easier to clean.
From the ocregister.com
Paige Johnson, Oscar Kemple and Mary McFetridge hold up their plastic creations.
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The envelope contained a plastic bag of white powder and a reference to anthrax.
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Afterward, outside the Burger King, Thomas put her wet shoes into a plastic bag.
From the heraldtribune.com
Advantages of plastic screens include being lighter and less fragile than glass.
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Place chicken thighs into a large, plastic resealable bag, and pour in marinade.
From the kentucky.com
The driver pushes the buttons but doesn't feel the hollow molded plastic pieces.
From the businessweek.com
A plastic Vdara bag holding Pintas'newspaper was also burned through by the sun.
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More examples
  • Fictile: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay"
  • 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
  • Capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
  • Credit card: 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?"
  • Formative: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
  • (plastically) in a plastic manner; "he used the clay plastically"
  • A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic amorphous solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce costs. ...
  • Plastic, stylised as PLASTIC, is the second album by the Japanese electronica artist Mitsuki Aira. It was released July 22, 2009, and contains the singles "Robot Honey", "Sayonara Technopolis" and "Barbie Barbie".
  • Plastic is the third studio album by guitarist Joey Tafolla, released in 2001 on Mascot Records.