plastic

Definition

  • noun: a light, strong substance that can be made into different shapes and that is used for making many common products
  • noun: a plastic substance
  • adjective: capable of being molded or modeled
  • synonyms: moldable, waxy, impressible

Examples

  • a 'plastic' bullet [=a bullet made of plastic that is used by the police, military, etc., to stop violent people without killing them]

  • He needed 'plastic surgery' on his face after the car accident.

  • She used 'plastic' to pay for her new computer.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) or, or shoot lasers or fly! Excuse me. Oh, impressive wingspan! Very good! Oh, what? What? These are plastic. He can't fly! They are a terillium-carbonic alloy, and I can fly. -No, you can't. -Yes, I can. -You can't. (..)
    1995 Toy Story
  • (..) left before the move. I don't want any toys left behind. A moving buddy. If you don't have one, get one! All right, next. Oh, yes. Tuesday night's plastic corrosion awareness meeting was, I think, a big success. And we wanna thank Mr Spell for putting that on for us. -Thank you, Mr Spell. (..)
    1995 Toy Story