type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"
things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together"
in collaboration or cooperation; "this paper was written jointly"