matter, substance - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

rind - the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)

corpuscle, mote, particle, speck, molecule, atom - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

ammunition - any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction

floc, floccule - a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid

HAZMAT - an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"

raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

sorbate - a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption

sorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

diamagnet - a substance that exhibits diamagnetism

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"

adhesive, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

sealing material - any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface

animal material - material derived from animals

fluff - any light downy material

bimetal - material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals

abradant, abrasive, abrasive material - a substance that abrades or wears down

chemical - produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules

composite material - strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically

conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

dielectric, insulator, nonconductor - a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity

contaminant, contamination - a substance that contaminates

particulate, particulate matter - a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)

dust - free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"

elastomer - any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released

detritus - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"

fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

filling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"

foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator - a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

homogenate - material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate"

humate - material that is high in humic acids

impregnation - material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, hickey - something whose name is either forgotten or not known

etcetera - additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"

personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

info, information - a message received and understood

essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, gist, kernel, substance, nub, meat, sum, core, center, heart, marrow - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

chock up, cram, jampack, wad, ram, jam - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"

overstuff - stuff too much; "The pillow was overstuffed"

pad, fill out - line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"

push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

stuff - fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"

cork - stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"

fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

stuff - fill tightly with a material; "stuff a pillow with feathers"; "The old lady wants to have her dead poodle stuffed by the taxidermist"

fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"