Matter

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matter
v. be important, be significant
 
n. physical material (as opposed to spiritual); substance of a particular composition and consistency; issue, affair; excreted material; typed or written material; something that has mass and takes up space


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Matter
In chemistry and physics, matter is commonly defined as the substance of which physical objects are composed, not counting the contribution of various energy or force-fields, which are not usually considered to be matter per se (though they may contribute to the mass of objects). Matter constitutes much of the observable universe, although again, light is not ordinarily considered matter. Unfortunately, for scientific purposes, "matter" is somewhat loosely defined.
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matter
Noun
1. that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
(synonym) substance
(hypernym) entity
(hyponym) food, nutrient
2. a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
(synonym) affair, thing
(hypernym) concern
3. 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"
(synonym) topic, subject, issue
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) blind spot
(derivation) count, weigh
4. a problem; "is anything the matter?"
(hypernym) trouble, problem
5. (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
(hypernym) consequence, import, moment
(derivation) count, weigh
6. written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(hyponym) dictation
Verb
1. have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
(synonym) count, weigh
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) weigh, press
(see-also) matter to, interest
(derivation) topic, subject, issue


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matt
adj. weary, exhausted, weakened, exploited; mat, dull, lusterless, dim, faded; drab, dismal

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mat
adj. washy, languid, languorous, weary, footworn, forworn, tired, all in, all out, mat, matt, frosted, opaque, pale, faint away, dull, dead, dim, dimmish, flat
 
matteren
v. mat

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