the word for Friday 04.12 .09 is PLASTIC

Today's word is PLASTIC and that could cover a multitude of items. so many things are made of plastic these days. When l lived in Dubai, the souks (markets) were full of plastic wear. Going into Dubai or along the sand tracks out in the desert, you would always see plastic bowls, cup, steps, plates, water jugs, toys and so on hanging on a string attached to a small shack, all over the town and even in the middle of the desert! Always very colourful and always made me smile. As always, my mind was wandering along so many lines but looking out for plastic doll or maybe plastic dolls or bowls. When all of a sudden l thought l was back in Dubai.......A shop front full of plastic bowls and buckets and many more items all piled high. Made me smile. I am used to seeing things done like this in say parts of London, such as Brick Lane and else where but Wimbledon...was a shock!! Promise l am not being rasist..just noticing!

plastic |ˈplastik|nouna synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form.• informal credit cards or other types of plastic card that can be used as money : he pays with cash instead of with plastic.adjective1 made of plastic : plastic bags.• looking or tasting artificial : long-distance flights with their plastic food |she smiled a little plastic smile.2 (of substances or materials) easily shaped or molded : rendering the material more plastic.• (in art) of or relating to molding or modeling in three dimensions, or producing three-dimensional effects.• (in science and technology) of or relating to the permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of force.• offering scope for creativity : the writer is drawn to words as a plastic medium.• Biology exhibiting adaptability to change or variety in the environment.DERIVATIVESplastically |-(ə)lē| |ˈpløstək(ə)li| adverbORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense [characteristic of molding] ): fromFrench plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, fromplassein ‘to mold.’