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Matter

noun

A vaguely specified concern. Synonyms: affair, thing. "It is none of your affair" , "Things are going well"

Some situation or event that is thought about. Synonyms: issue, subject, 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.

A problem.

(used with negation) having consequence.

Written works (especially in books or magazines).

verb

(past & past part. mattered; pres. part. mattering)

Have weight; have import, carry weight. Synonyms: count, weigh.

Mat

adjective

Not reflecting light; not glossy. Synonyms: flat, matt, matte, matted. "A photograph with a matte finish"

Matt

adjective

Not reflecting light; not glossy. Synonyms: flat, mat, matte, matted. "A photograph with a matte finish"

Matte

adjective

Not reflecting light; not glossy. Synonyms: flat, mat, matt, matted. "A photograph with a matte finish"

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"Matter" Quotes from Famous Books

... exercised his privilege of grabbing the dice before they had stopped rolling. As far as the Wildcat's naked eye could see, the same dice were rolled back at him, but as a matter of fact the Wildcat's dice nestled close against the epidermis of the Spindlin' ...

— Lady Luck • Hugh Wiley

... start to build. It seems to me your rangers have overlooked certain precautions. That's unfortunate for them. I'm prepared to hold my claim and to back all the squatters who work for me. If you don't like it you can carry the matter to Tucson. The law will ...

— Desert Gold • Zane Grey

... reply; "the landlord declined doing so. He said, he would not furnish a traitor with any thing, no matter ...

— Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia • L. Muhlbach

... lad. "You said that I should decide this matter for you, so why quarrel about it? But before I decide I must try the things and see whether what you have told me ...

— Tales of Folk and Fairies • Katharine Pyle

... ex-Solicitor-General to England, where he represented his case to the new Colonial Minister. After giving much attention to the matter, Mr. Stanley expressed himself as satisfied with the explanations which had been offered. The explanations seem to have chiefly consisted of solemn declarations on the part of Mr. Boulton that he had been insufficiently informed of the views of the Home Government, and that he had ...

— The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 • John Charles Dent

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