Phrase Hound found 93 phrases and 31 compound words that contain matter. The most common are listed below. Open matter in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 93
- subject matterThe matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.
- matter of timeAn inevitable result; something that is bound to happen.
- no matter whatRegardless of, in spite of, whatever.
- matter of factAn issue concerning the factual circumstances of a cause of action that is to be tried or proved; an allegation forming the basis of a claim or defense, as opposed to a matter of law.
- matter of courseA natural or logical outcome; perforce.
- matter of lawA matter involving a judicial inquiry into the applicable law.
- dark matterMatter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.
- organic matterThe residues of dead plants and animals in various stages of decomposition
- particulate matterAny solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
- state of matterAny of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
- white matterA region of the central nervous system containing myelinated nerve fibres and no dendrites.
- printed matterPrinted material produced by printers and publishers, including books, magazines, brochures, booklets, publicity material and newspapers, especially in relation to less expensive postage rates for such material.
- back matterThe parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text.
- matter of recordA fact or statement that is recorded in governmental records or in publications.
- front matterWithin a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text.
- dry matterdry weight; a measurement of the mass of something when completely dried
- matter of life and deathSomething whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death
- grey matterBrains; a person's ability to think.
- another matterA matter entirely different from the one being discussed.
- phase of matterSynonym of state of matter: Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
- states of matterplural of state of matter: Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
- what is the matterAlternative form of what's the matter: What is wrong? What's the problem?
- it doesn't matterIt is not important; do not worry (used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said).
- black lives matterA rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.
- condensed matterAny form of matter, such as a solid or liquid, in which there are strong interactions between neighbouring atoms
Compound words 31
- antimatterMatter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
- protomatterThe ultimate basis of physical substance, before it has been given form.
- mattersomeCharacterised or marked by mattering; material; important
- matterlessWithout matter, void of matter
- matterwaveA travelling particle considered in terms of its wavelike properties
- biomatterbiological matter.
- mattererSomething that matters; something of relevance.
- matterlikeResembling or characteristic of matter.
- matternetA network of autonomously controlled, multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that transport small packages of a standardised size.
- matterypussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus)