(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Plastic is a material which is produced from oil by a chemical process and which is used to make many objects. It is light in weight and does not break easily.
...a wooden crate, sheltered from wetness by sheets of ~...
A lot of the ~s that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.
...a black ~ bag.
N-MASS: oft N n
2.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that you think it looks or tastes unnatural or not real.
...~ airline food...
ADJ disapproval
3.
If you use ~ or ~ money to pay for something, you pay for it with a credit card instead of using cash. (INFORMAL)
Using ~ to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
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4.
Something that is ~ is soft and can easily be made into different shapes.
The mud is smooth, gray, soft, and ~ as butter.
ADJ
~ity
...the ~ity of the flesh.
N-UNCOUNT