Synonyms and related words :
abstract noun, adherent noun, air, atom, atomic particles, axiom, brute matter, building block, center, chemical element, collective noun, common noun, component, constituent, core, earth, element, elementary particle, elementary unit, elixir, essence, essential, fire, flower, focus, fundamental, fundamental particle, gerund, gist, gravamen, heart, hyle, inner essence, kernel, marrow, material, material world, materiality, matter, meat, molecule, monad, natural world, nature, nominal, noun, noun phrase, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, physical world, pith, plenum, postulate, principle, pronoun, proper noun, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quotation noun, sap, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, substantive, substratum, the four elements, the nitty-gritty, unit of being, water