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matter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | issue, subject, topic |
| Type of | mental object, content, cognitive content |
| Has types | remit, res adjudicata, res judicata, blind spot, area |
it is a matter for the police.
matter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | physical entity |
| Has types | muck, ooze, system, substance, solute, residue, slime, sediment, sludge, solid, antimatter, dark matter, deposit, emanation, fluid, ylem, glop, goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, vegetable matter |
physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it.
matter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | import, consequence, moment |
they were friends and it was no matter who won the games.
matter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | writing, written material, piece of writing |
| Has types | postscript, supplement, text, textual matter, addendum, typescript, hard copy, front matter, end matter, dictation, soft copy, back matter, recitation, prelims |
he always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
Examples of matter
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Meanwhile, Fisher has some explaining of his handling of the Chuck Cecil matter.
From the tennessean.com
The election board's decision is not expected to end the matter either, however.
From the dailyherald.com
The fish effluents feed the plants, while the excess plant matter feed the fish.
From the stltoday.com
Findlay said after the meeting that the size of the pension plans didn't matter.
From the stltoday.com
Heagney set the new matter for a hearing June 4, and promised a ruling that day.
From the stltoday.com
Yet he certainly has won enough of them, particularly the ones that matter most.
From the stltoday.com
Now, it's just a nuisance matter for the town clerk's office to manage, he said.
From the newsday.com
Everybody knew he was our leader and our go-to guy and it didn't seem to matter.
From the denverpost.com
Sometimes the youngster will cover up and deny that there's anything the matter.
From the abcnews.go.com
- A vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
- Count: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
- Topic: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
- That which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
- A problem; "is anything the matter?"
- (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
- Matter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects are made.
- Matter is a novel from Iain Banks, under the name Iain M. Banks. A science fiction novel, it is the latest in his popular Culture series. It was published on 25 January 2008.
- Matter is the substrate from which physical existence is derived, remaining more or less constant amid changes. The word "matter" is derived from the Latin word mu0101teria, meaning "wood" in the sense "material", as distinct from "mind" or "form".
