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"
Synonyms:
noun

some situation or event that is thought about

Example: "he kept drifting off the topic"
Synonyms:
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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