Collocations for "plastic"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "plastic" in context.
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plastic
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a plastic [toy, gun, frame]
- a plastic [case, cover] (for)
- plastic [wrapping, covering, sheeting]
- using plastic wrap
- plastic [containers, waste cans, bottles]
- a [half, two] -liter plastic bottle
- [use, recycle, collect, charge for] plastic bags
- (clear) plastic wrap
- [use, issue, spend] plastic money
- [undergo, perform, have] plastic surgery
- has had a lot of plastic surgery done
- is a plastic surgeon
- graphic and plastic art
- [render, make] (the) material (more) plastic
- stay [in, at] a plastic [hotel, place, town, resort]
- a plastic [character, smile, look]
- plastic [dreams, people, celebrities]
- plastic [bottles, products, bags]
- is made out of plastic
- [hard, soft, flexible] plastic
- the plastic [cracked, broke]
- the plastic became [brittle, fragile] in the cold
- [parts, pieces] made of plastic
- the plastic is melting
- recycle your plastic
- [recyclable, molded] plastic
- plastics used in [computers, cosmetics, bottling]
- slang: does the [restaurant, shop] take plastic?
'plastic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bag
- barrel
- basket
- behave
- blind
- bottle
- bowl
- box
- brittle
- canopy
- cartridge
- casing
- clear
- coated
- coating
- container
- covering
- craft
- crate
- cup
- curl
- cutlery
- disposable
- doll
- durable
- empty
- fang
- fender
- flimsy
- fork
- funnel
- gasket
- glass
- guard
- gum
- hamper
- hanger
- hunk
- jug
- knob
- lead
- lick
- lid
- liner
- machine
- mask
- material
- mold
- mug
- package