n
A material object (vaguely designated).
adj
(materials) Made up of two constituents.
n
(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of the same material.
n
(linguistics) A term which expresses material facts, actions and events in physical reality relating to possible causes and means.
adj
Of the same substance or essence.
adj
Partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.
n
An identity or union of substance.
n
The amount of material contained; contents.
n
(usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
n
The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
adj
Having to do with, or of the nature of, matter.
n
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
n
The substance or makeup of a thing.
n
(rare) Alternative spelling of gist [The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.]
n
Separation into levels; formation of levels.
n
(physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement.
n
(video games, slang) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.
n
(historical) An ethereal substance once believed to fill spaces emptied of air (i.e. any vacuum) and to be capable of passing through solid objects.
n
Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
n
(philosophy, natural science) The stuff or matter of which something is made.
n
(law) A fact essential to make a case or a defense, or the absence of which negates a case or defense.
n
A noun that refers to a substance.
n
Alternative form of materials science [The study of materials; their internal structures, properties and modes of failure.]
n
(obsolete, rare) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
n
The quality of being material; having a physical existence.
n
(obsolete) A materialist; one who believes only in physical matter.
adj
(obsolete) Consisting of matter.
n
(obsolete) Act of forming matter.
adj
Obsolete form of material. [Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.]
n
Abbreviation of material. [Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.]
n
(physics) The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume.
adj
(obsolete) Having the nature of or containing matter or pus
adj
Full of matter or material; pithy; informative.
adj
Characterised or marked by mattering; material; important
adj
(obsolete) Full of substance or matter; important.
n
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
n
(figuratively, archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
adj
Pertaining to mixture.
adj
(physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
n
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
n
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
adj
Having the form of an object or objects; pertaining to the physical form of something; material.
n
A material object that physically exists.
n
Formation or grouping into pairs
n
(physics, obsolete) A hypothetical fundamental substance supposed by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs to form all other substances.
n
(Canada, law) The content or subject matter, the leading feature or true nature and character of a law.
n
(alchemy) The primitive formless base of all matter, which is the starting material required for the magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone.
n
Alternative form of protomatter [(philosophy) The ultimate basis of physical substance, before it has been given form.]
n
A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.
n
(education, UK) A school subject combining elements of woodwork, metalwork and plastic-work, sometimes a module of a larger design and technology syllabus.
n
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
n
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
n
The material or matter from which stars are made or of which they consist; starstuff.
n
Any material considered crucial to national security concerns and military applications. Examples include natural resources, such as oil; alloys, such as steel, aluminum, and titanium; and composite materials, such as advanced plastics, polymers and ceramics.
n
(uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
n
Abstract/figurative substance or character.
n
The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.
n
Alternative form of subject matter [The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.]
n
(art) A substrate, material, or support upon which a painting or engraving is created.
n
Physical matter; material.
adv
With respect to substance.
adj
Having a substance; actually existing.
adj
Of or relating to physical substance; material.
adj
Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
n
Obsolete form of substance. [Physical matter; material.]
n
The essential meaning of written or spoken words; gist, crux.
n
(countable) A superaggregate.
adj
(biology) Relating to those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
n
A physical object, something that can be touched.
n
An individual object or distinct entity.
Note: Concept clusters like the one above are an experimental OneLook
feature. We've grouped words and phrases into thousands of clusters
based on a statistical analysis of how they are used in writing. Some
of the words and concepts may be vulgar or offensive. The names of the
clusters were written automatically and may not precisely describe
every word within the cluster; furthermore, the clusters may be
missing some entries that you'd normally associate with their
names. Click on a word to look it up on OneLook.
Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!
Today's secret word is 6 letters and means "Not working as originally intended." Can you find it?