plastic

A light artificial material used to make bags, bottles, packaging, and many other things.

• This box is made of plastic.
• We try to use less plastic when shopping.
• They collected pieces of plastic from the beach.

Common phrases: made of plastic, recycled plastic, single-use plastic, plastic waste

Credit or debit cards used to pay for things instead of cash.

• Can I pay with plastic?
• Most shops here accept plastic.
• She prefers plastic to carrying lots of cash.

Similar words: payment cards, credit cards

Common phrases: pay with plastic, use plastic, accept plastic

Made from a light artificial material used for bottles, bags, toys, and many other products.

• I brought a plastic cup.
• Please recycle these plastic bottles.
• The children played with colourful plastic animals.

Common phrases: plastic bottle, plastic bag, plastic cup, plastic chair

Able to change and develop in response to new experiences or conditions.

• A young brain is highly plastic.
• These animals show plastic behaviour when food becomes scarce.
• The nervous system remains plastic throughout life.

Similar words: adaptable, flexible, malleable

Opposites: inflexible, rigid

Common phrases: a plastic brain, highly plastic, plastic behaviour