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plastic

n. 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

Plastic

n. [a product extracted from oil, suitable for making different objects such as packaging, toys etc.]

credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic

n. 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?"

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plastic

adj. capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"

plastic, pliant

adj. capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"

fictile, moldable, plastic

adj. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay"

formative, shaping, plastic

adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy

adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"

elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant

adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"

ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

ductile, malleable

adj. easily influenced

limber, supple

adj. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

combinative, combinatory, combinatorial

adj. relating to or involving combinations

compositional

adj. arranging or grouping

consolidative, unifying

adj. combining into a single unit

susceptible

adj. easily impressed emotionally

springy

adj. (of movements) light and confidently active; "he walked away with a springy step"

chewy

adj. (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"

ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

elasticized, elasticised

adj. made with strands or inserts of elastic; "slacks with an elasticized waistband"

expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile

adj. (of gases) capable of expansion

stretchable, stretchy

adj. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape

rubbery, rubberlike

adj. having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

springlike

adj. resembling a spring or the action of a spring

stretch

adj. easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"

viscoelastic

adj. having viscous as well as elastic properties

creative

adj. promoting construction or creation; "creative work"

formative

adj. capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"

inferential

adj. based on interpretation; not directly expressed

positive, useful

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

reconstructive, rehabilitative

adj. helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises"

structural

adj. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study

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