Meaning
A light, strong material made in factories, used for bottles, bags, and many everyday things.
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Word origin
From Greek plastikos, meaning able to be shaped or moulded.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- plastikos
- English cognates
- plaster
Examples
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"Made of plastic" tells you the material something is built from.
bin.
Here plastic works like an adjective before the noun bottles.
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Plastic is uncountable here, so we say less plastic, not fewer plastics.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 10: plastic, anytime, ceremony and 7 more words.