material

1. Any matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made. (countable, uncountable) · Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
2. A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity. (countable, uncountable) · boy/girlfriend material· marriage material
3. Apparatus for doing or making something. (countable, uncountable)
4. Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions. (countable, uncountable) · teaching materials· We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
5. Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth). (countable, uncountable) · a piece of material· You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
6. The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of. (countable, uncountable) · The solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container.· The material of his character was basically good.
7. An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display. (countable, uncountable)
8. All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king. (countable, uncountable)

Plural materials