Definition of matter

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Matter (n.) Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble..

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Bantingism :: Bantingism (n.) A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Banting of London..
Unsubstantial :: Unsubstantial (a.) Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
Knot :: Knot (n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
Smatter :: Smatter (n.) Superficial knowledge; a smattering.
Vacuum :: Vacuum (n.) A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates..
Expiration :: Expiration (n.) That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound..
State :: State (n.) In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited..
Voir Dire :: Voir dire () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence..
Mattered :: Mattered (imp. & p. p.) of Matte.
Detective :: Detective (n.) One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.
Fecula :: Fecula (n.) The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.
Carmot :: Carmot (n.) The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to be composed.
Matter :: Matter (v. i.) To be of importance; to import; to signify.
Filth :: Filth (n.) Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
Work :: Work (n.) The matter on which one is at work; that upon which one spends labor; material for working upon; subject of exertion; the thing occupying one; business; duty; as, to take up one's work; to drop one's work..
Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes..
Bloodwort :: Bloodwort (n.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Haemodoraceae), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing..
Lump :: Lump (n.) A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore..
Essence :: Essence (n.) Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.
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