any substance that forms a physical thing (contrasted with 'mind, spirit etc'); the subject for one's thoughts or for a book, speech etc (contrasted with the form or style)
substance
Cases of word usage
1) an animal or person born without natural colouring matter in the skin, and hair (which is white) and the eyes (which are pink) (albino)
2) the part of the inside of the body below the stomach where food is digested and waste matter is carried out (bowels)
3) the soft grey matter in the head, center of the nervous system and of thought and emotion (brain)
4) the outer layer of grey matter of the brain (cortex)
5) a hollow growth in the body containing liquid matter (cyst)
6) bits of worthless matter which sink to the bottom of liquid in a glass, bottle, barrel etc (dregs)
7) solid waste matter from animals (droppings)
8) solid waste matter dropped by animals (especially cattle) (dung)
9) a branch of physics dealing with matter in motion (dynamics)
10) solid waste matter from the body (excrement)