plastic
adjective
1. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
- plastic substances such as wax or clay
Similar word(s): elastic, fictile, moldable
2. capable of being influenced or formed
- the plastic minds of children
Similar word(s): impressible, impressionable, waxy, pliant
3. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
- the plastic forces of nature
Similar word(s): constructive, formative, shaping
4. (slang, of a person) fake, snobbish.
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
Definition categories: substance, solid
2. 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?
Definition categories: possession