plastic
/ˈplæstɪk/ adjective A2- Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.
- Creative, formative.
- Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.
- Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.
- Made of plastic.
- Inferior or not the real thing.
- Fake, insincere, especially in a shallow and conformist way pretending to smoothness and glossy flawlessness.
- Escaped from captivity, rather than wild.
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In one well-known study, people who first spent fifteen minutes copying numbers from a phone book later came up with more creative uses for a pair of plastic cups than people who had skipped the dull task.
I put a large plastic bucket under the sink.
Devon added amazing research about plastic waste to their shared file.
Passengers wear special plastic raincoats to stay dry.
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