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plastic

adjective noun

forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
C
Contains
LASTI
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈplæstɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

    “a formative influence”

adjective

  1. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

    “plastic substances such as wax or clay”

adjective

  1. capable of being influenced or formed

    “the plastic minds of children”

noun

  1. a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

    “do you take plastic?”

noun

  1. 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

In context

Example Sentences

a formative influence
a formative experience
the plastic forces of nature
plastic substances such as wax or clay
the plastic minds of children
a pliant nature
do you take plastic?

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