Dictionary Check: matter
"matter" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
a vaguely specified concern
Example:
"several matters to attend to"
noun
some situation or event that is thought about
Example:
"he kept drifting off the topic"
noun
that which has mass and occupies space
Example:
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
noun
a problem
Example:
"is anything the matter?"
noun
(used with negation) having consequence
Example:
"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
noun
written works (especially in books or magazines)
Example:
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
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