BSL Sign Language Dictionary

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substance

How to sign: that which has mass and occupies space
"an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter";

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matter in BSL Watch how to sign matter in British Sign Language
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matter in BSL Watch how to sign matter in British Sign Language
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matter in BSL Watch how to sign matter in British Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: matter

Categories: entity

Within this category: activator, adulterant, allergen, antigen, antimatter, assay, atom, ballast, bedding material, body substance, carcinogen, chemical element, chemical irritant, compound, culture medium, dark matter, denaturant, drift, element, emanation, essence, ferment, fluid, fluid, foamentation, food, fuel, grinding, humectant, hydrocolloid, inhibitor, inoculant, jelly, leaven, ligand, lysin, material, medium, medium, metabolite, micronutrient, mixture, philosopher's stone, phlogiston, poison, precursor, propellant, protoplasm, pyrogen, refrigerant, residue, sediment, sludge, solid, solute, solvate, substrate, system, vegetable matter, volatile, ylem

substance

How to sign: 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";

Core in BSL Watch how to sign Core in British Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow

Categories: cognitive content, content, mental object

Within this category: bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff

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