Main entry: matter
Definition: that which has mass and occupies space
Usage: physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
Main entry: matter
Definition: (used with negation) having consequence
Usage: they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
Main entry: thing, affair, matter
Definition: a vaguely specified concern
Usage: several matters to attend to; it is none of your affair; things are going well
Main entry: matter
Definition: a problem
Usage: is anything the matter?
Main entry: topic, subject, matter, issue
Definition: some situation or event that is thought about
Usage: he kept drifting off the topic; he had been thinking about the subject for several years; it is a matter for the police
Main entry: matter
Definition: written works (especially in books or magazines)
Usage: he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
Main entry: count, matter, weigh
Definition: have weight; have import, carry weight
Usage: It does not matter much