· a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

Synonym(s): affair, thing

Hypernym(s): concern

· some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

Synonym(s): topic, subject, issue

Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object

· that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"

Hypernym(s): physical_entity

· a problem; "is anything the matter?"

Hypernym(s): trouble, problem

· (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

Hypernym(s): consequence, import, moment

· written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

Hypernym(s): writing, written_material, piece_of_writing

· have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"

Synonym(s): count, weigh

Hypernym(s): be