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Plastic

Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Elastic 84% connected

Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; hav…

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Elastic 84% connected

Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; hav…

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Impressible 84% connected

Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.

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Impressible 84% connected

Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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Narrower term 2

Resinoid 76% connected

Somewhat like resin.

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Vinyl 76% connected

The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the…

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Broader term 1

Solid 76% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Plasticity 74% connected

The quality or state of being plastic.

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Plasticity 74% connected

The quality or state of being plastic.

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Synonym 5

Fictile 92% connected

Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.

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Formative 92% connected

Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.

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Moldable 92% connected

Alt. of Mouldable

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Pliant 92% connected

Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread;…

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Shaping 92% connected

of Shape

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