Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of numerous synthetic polymers produced chiefly by reaction of dibasic acids with dihydric alcohols and used primarily as light, strong, weather-resistant resins in boat hulls, textile fibers, adhesives, and molded parts.
- n. A wrinkle-resistant fabric of fibers made from any of these resins.
Wiktionary
- n. Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds
- n. A material or fabric made from polyester polymer
- adj. Of, or consisting of polyesters
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
- n. a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
- n. any of a large class of synthetic fabrics
Examples
“The uncomfortable stab of cold plastic wrapped in polyester as I hit the milk jug before the inevitable flip.”
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“Buy only hideous fabric in polyester or bad blends.”
“NAU markets the Blender Glove as a more sustainable option since it uses recycled polyester fabric instead of virgin polyester (petroleum).”
“Today's polyester is not twenty-five years 'ago polyester.”
“It’s Robert Altman in polyester and gold chains, only with a groan-inducing script and acting that ranges from decent to abysmal.”
“Most polyester is from plastics and, as a petroleum product, should be shunned except that plastics are now recyclable … and hmm – shouldn’t we be for recycling?”
“The Target suit isn't worth more than $89, both testers agreed, calling the polyester fabric a major negative.”
“JP: I did a zero waste skirt and scarf using up-cycled and recycled polyester, which is pretty amazing and fun and modern.”
The Huffington Post: Meredith Barnett: John Patrick of Organic
“The manufacture of polyester, which is made from petroleum and other synthetic fabrics, is an energy-intensive process and releases harmful emissions.”
The Huffington Post: Mattias Wallander: Art With a Message: Get With the Textile Recycling Program
“The sleeping bag I'll use camping this weekend is made from high-tech polyester, which is made from petroleum -- ditto the nylon tent and backpack and trail shoes and bottle containing the eco-friendly soap I use in the woods.”
The Huffington Post: Jenn Sturiale: Teaching Kids (and the Rest of Us) About the Oil Spill
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘polyester’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
silicon, silica, shrimp, shelve, shallot, serine, seedling, septic, secretin, seaweed, screening, Scomber and 1171 more...
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®emovies
Movies or TV shows where the titles are also common words, generally one-word titles.
lost, alien, bug, elephant, siege, gladiator, flock, captivity, piano, roots, freaks, moonstruck and 269 more...
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The Universal Calculator
Obviates the need for other devices or calculations--it will have a button for everything, and it will solve everything.
qwerty keyboard, shift key, control, home, end, pause, log, sin, space, enter, plus, numb and 241 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Steroids
Nouns that end in "ster". The -er suffix (as in blaster) doesn't count.
hamster, filibuster, aster, master, mister, baluster, banister, barrister, monster, plaster, semester, bister and 56 more...
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Polymers
"Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule."
-...cellulose, diamond, feldspar, nucleic acids, proteins, quartz, rubber, starch, wool, polyethylene, polypropylene, laminarin and 58 more...
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reginaterra's Words
purl, blow, squish, andean, generality, adaptation, lush, pack, filter, acquiesce, abstraction, sweet and 508 more...
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P is for Porch Dog
My P Words
paddington, paddy wagon, paddy whack, paddywhack, paisano, pandemonium, pantaloon, pantaloons, paper tiger, papoose, parachute pants, parcel and 109 more...
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Favorite Words
i love words.
ricochet, clavicle, etymology, equivocate, decoupage, dillydally, effervescent, flimflam, haberdashery, hullabaloo, debacle, juxtapose and 210 more...
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good words
words that are mostly fun to say or just lovely
undulate, voluptuous, whimsy, parse, dank, cerulean, peen, traipsing, listless, coup de grace, reconnoiter, mercurial and 499 more...
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the worshipful company of haberdashers
NB: this list being not limited to haberdashery in the strictest sense, but also including items of the milliner's trade, the mercer's trade, and the tailor's trade, it is to be noted that I just r...
button, ribbon, damask, silk, satin, wool, gabardine, felt, trilby, haberdashery, velvet, linen and 138 more...
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New words, not to be confused with th...
maladroit, aphasia, delphinium, bromide, greenhorn, just deserts, loth, supplanted, steeplechase, steeple, annex, vestments and 236 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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the dressing room - seamstress and ta...
suede, tweed, corduroy, tulle, denim, taffeta, taffeta, nylon, lace, twill, pattern, velour and 53 more...
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clevenback's Words
deck chairs, recovery, anonymous, exploratory, laparotomy, laparoscopy, adjuvant, neoadjuvant, fellowship, fellow, deputy, administrative and 15 more...
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