Substance
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
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Synonyms:substance.
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Sample Sentences:DNA is the substance of our genes.
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Hypernym:matter, component, component part, constituent, part, portion.
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Derivationally related form:material, real, substantial.
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Hyponym:body substance, living substance, protoplasm, chemistry, material, stuff, phlogiston, mixture, atom, chemical element, element, activator, substrate, element, medium, medium, fluid, volatile, essence.
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Synonyms:center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.
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Sample Sentences:1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument. 2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party. 3. the nub of the story.
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Hypernym:cognitive content, content, mental object.
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Derivationally related form:summate, pithy, sententious, meaty, substantive, all-important, all important, crucial, essential, of the essence, cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal.
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Hyponym:bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, quintessence, stuff.
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:the idea that is intended
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Synonyms:meaning, substance.
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Sample Sentences:What is the meaning of this proverb?.
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Hypernym:idea, thought.
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Derivationally related form:intend, mean, signify, stand for, intend, mean.
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Hyponym:semantics, implication, import, significance, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone, denotation, extension, reference, reference, connotation.
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:material of a particular kind or constitution
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Synonyms:substance.
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Sample Sentences:the immune response recognizes invading substances.
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Hypernym:physical entity.
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:what a communication that is about something is about
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Synonyms:content, message, subject matter, substance.
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Hypernym:communication.
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Hyponym:body, corker, reminder, petition, postulation, request, memorial, latent content, subject, theme, topic, aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, import, meaning, significance, signification, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, drivel, garbage, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, refusal, info, information, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance, commitment, dedication, approval, commendation, disapproval, respects, discourtesy, disrespect, insertion, interpolation, statement, statement, humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, opinion, view, direction, instruction, proposal, offer, offering, entry, submission, narration, narrative, story, tale, packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity, sensationalism, shocker.
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Entry:substance
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
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Synonyms:substance.
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Sample Sentences:shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man.
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Hypernym:matter.
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Hyponym:food, nutrient, nutrient, elixir, philosopher's stone, philosophers' stone, allergen, assay, pyrectic, pyrogen, pyrogen, hydrocolloid, adulterant, adulterator, propellant, propellent, denaturant, inhibitor, ferment, agent, carcinogen, digestive, fomentation, fuel, lube, lubricant, lubricating substance, lubricator, humectant, inoculant, inoculum, jelly, leaven, leavening, refrigerant, lysin, poison, poisonous substance, toxicant, chemical irritant, antigen, ligand, metabolite, vehicle.