n. a problem; "is anything the matter?"

n. the most important point

n. that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

n. a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

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

n. 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"

n. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

n. software development company

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

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

n. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

n. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"

n. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

n. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

n. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"

v. be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"