Materials meaning : Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. Text written for a specific purpose. A sample or specimens for study. Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric. The people collectively who are qualified for a certain position or activity. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book. The substance that something is made or composed of. All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard. To form from matter; to materialize.