- substance, matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
--1 is a kind of entity
--1 has particulars: - substance - the stuff of which an object consists
--2 is a kind of part, portion, component part, component
- kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty - 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"
--3 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--3 has particulars:bare bones; hypostasis; quiddity, haecceity; quintessence; stuff - meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
--4 is a kind of idea, thought
--4 has particulars:significance, import, implication; tenor, strain; undertone, undercurrent; reference, denotation, extension; reference; connotation - means, substance - considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"
--5 is a kind of capital
--5 has particulars: pocketbook; wherewithal- message, content, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
--6 is a kind of communication
--6 has particulars: - kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty - 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"