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matter > 7 senses
NOUN1matter, substanceThat which has mass and occupies space
2matter, affair, thingA vaguely specified concern
3matter, topic, subject, issueSome situation or event that is thought about
4matterA problem
5matter(used with negation) having consequence
6matterWritten works (especially in books or magazines)
VERB1matter, count, weighHave weight
matter > pronunciation
Soundsmae'ter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website...
matter > noun 1, Tops
MeaningThat which has mass and occupies space.
Examples"an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
Synonymssubstance
Narrowerfood, 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
Broaderentity
matter > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA vaguely specified concern.
Examples"several matters to attend to"
Synonymsaffair, thing
Broaderconcern
matter > noun 3, cognition
MeaningSome situation or event that is thought about.
Examples"it is a matter for the police"
Synonymstopic, subject, issue
Narrowerblind spot; res judicata, res adjudicata; area
Broadercontent, cognitive content, mental object
Verbsmatter
matter > noun 4, cognition
MeaningA problem.
Examples"is anything the matter?"
Broadertrouble, problem
matter > noun 5, attribute
Meaning(used with negation) having consequence.
Examples"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
Broaderconsequence, import, moment
Verbsmatter
matter > noun 6, communication
MeaningWritten works (especially in books or magazines).
Examples"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
Narrowerdictation; text, textual matter; text; typescript; front matter, prelims; back matter, end matter; addendum, supplement, postscript; recitation
Broaderwriting, written material, piece of writing
matter > verb, stative
MeaningHave weight. Have import, carry weight.
PatternSomething ----s; It ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"It does not matter much"
Synonymscount, weigh
Narrowerweigh, press
Broaderbe
See alsomatter to
Nounsmatter; matter

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