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NOUN | 1 | matter, substance | That which has mass and occupies space |
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2 | matter, affair, thing | A vaguely specified concern | |
3 | matter, topic, subject, issue | Some situation or event that is thought about | |
4 | matter | A problem | |
5 | matter | (used with negation) having consequence | |
6 | matter | Written works (especially in books or magazines) | |
VERB | 1 | matter, count, weigh | Have weight |
Sounds | mae'ter |
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Rhymes | abductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | That which has mass and occupies space. |
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Examples | "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" |
Synonyms | substance |
Narrower | food, nutrient; ballast; bedding material, bedding, litter; body substance; protoplasm, living substance; drift; grinding; sediment, deposit; material, stuff; ylem; dark matter; antimatter; micronutrient; philosopher's stone; precursor; phlogiston; allergen; assay; pyrogen, pyrectic; mixture; hydrocolloid; adulterant, adulterator; atom; chemical element, element; propellant, propellent; denaturant; activator; inhibitor; ferment; substrate; carcinogen; compound, chemical compound; element; foamentation; fuel; medium; culture medium, medium; medium; humectant; inoculant, inoculum; jelly; leaven, leavening; fluid; fluid; sludge, slime, goo, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze; system; refrigerant; residue; lysin; poison, poisonous substance; chemical irritant; antigen; solid; solute; solvate; volatile; emanation; essence; ligand; metabolite; vegetable matter |
Broader | entity |
Meaning | A vaguely specified concern. |
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Examples | "several matters to attend to" |
Synonyms | affair, thing |
Broader | concern |
Meaning | Some situation or event that is thought about. |
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Examples | "it is a matter for the police" |
Synonyms | topic, subject, issue |
Narrower | blind spot; res judicata, res adjudicata; area |
Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object |
Verbs | matter |
Meaning | A problem. |
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Examples | "is anything the matter?" |
Broader | trouble, problem |
Meaning | (used with negation) having consequence. |
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Examples | "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" |
Broader | consequence, import, moment |
Verbs | matter |
Meaning | Written works (especially in books or magazines). |
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Examples | "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
Narrower | dictation; text, textual matter; text; typescript; front matter, prelims; back matter, end matter; addendum, supplement, postscript; recitation |
Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing |
Meaning | Have weight. Have import, carry weight. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; It ----s that CLAUSE |
Examples | "It does not matter much" |
Synonyms | count, weigh |
Narrower | weigh, press |
Broader | be |
See also | matter to |
Nouns | matter; matter |