matter
nouns
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
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"
is a type of (narrower)
having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
written works (especially in books or magazines)
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
is a type of (narrower)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
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