| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. That from which things are or can be made: matter, stuff, substance. Idioms: grist for one's mill. See MATTER. 2. Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose. Used in plural: accouterment (often used in plural), apparatus, equipment, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout. See MEANS. 3. The basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role: stuff, timber. See BE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Having great significance: big, consequential, considerable, historic, important, large, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial. See IMPORTANT. 2. Of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things: materialistic, sensual. See BODY. 3. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses: concrete, corporeal, objective, phenomenal, physical, sensible, substantial, tangible. See BODY, MATTER. 4. Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, pertinent, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See RELEVANT.
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