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Mat

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Noun

1. mat

a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

2. mat, matting

mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

3. gym mat, mat

sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

4. mat

a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

Example Sentences:
'a mat of weeds and grass'

5. master of arts in teaching, mat

a master's degree in teaching

6. flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

7. mat

a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

Verb

8. entangle, mat, snarl, tangle

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

Example Sentences:
'The child entangled the cord'

9. felt, felt up, mat, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

Example Sentences:
'The fabric felted up after several washes'

Adjective

10. flat, mat, matt, matte, matted

not reflecting light; not glossy

Example Sentences:
'flat wall paint'
'a photograph with a matte finish'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mat

see synonyms of mat
noun
1. 
a thick flat piece of fabric used as a floor covering, a place to wipe one's shoes, etc
2. 
a smaller pad of material used to protect a surface from the heat, scratches, etc, of an object placed upon it
3. 
a large piece of thick padded material put on the floor as a surface for wrestling, judo, or gymnastic sports
4. New Zealand
a Māori cloak
5.  go back to the mat
6. 
any surface or mass that is densely interwoven or tangled
a mat of grass and weeds
7. 
the solid part of a lace design
8. 
a. 
a heavy net of cable or rope laid over a blasting site to prevent the scatter of debris
b. 
a heavy mesh of reinforcement in a concrete slab
c. 
(esp US) a steel or concrete raft serving as a footing to support a post
9. civil engineering short for mattress (sense 3)
verbWord forms: mats, matting or matted
10. 
to tangle or weave or become tangled or woven into a dense mass
11. (transitive)
to cover with a mat or mats
noun
1. 
a border of cardboard, cloth, etc, placed around a picture to act as a frame or as a contrast between picture and frame
2. 
a surface, as on metal or paint
adjective
3. 
having a dull, lustreless, or roughened surface
verbWord forms: mats, matting or matted (transitive)
4. 
to furnish (a picture) with a mat
5. 
to give (a surface) a mat finish
noun
printing informal short for matrix (sense 5)
abbreviation for
matinée

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Mat

see synonyms of mat
noun
1. 
a flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, rushes, etc., often used as a floor covering
2. 
a piece of this or of corrugated rubber, cocoa fiber, etc., used variously as a doormat, bathmat, or removable floor covering for a car
3. 
a. 
a flat piece of cloth, woven straw, etc., put under a vase, dish, or the like, or used as an ornament, as on a table
b. 
a pad, as of rubber or plastic, used to protect the surface of an oven, sink, etc.
4. 
a thickly padded floor covering, esp. one used in a gymnasium for tumbling, wrestling, etc.
5. 
anything densely interwoven or felted, or growing in a thick tangle
a mat of hair
6.  Nautical
a thick web of rope yarn, used to protect rigging from wear
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmatted or ˈmatting
7. 
to cover with or as with a mat or mats
8. 
to interweave, felt, or tangle together into a thick mass
verb intransitive
9. 
to be interwoven, felted, or tangled together into a thick mass
adjective
1. 
matte2
noun
2. 
matte2
3. 
a border, as of cardboard or cloth, put around a picture, either as the frame or, usually, between the picture and the frame
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmatted or ˈmatting
4. 
to produce a dull finish on (metal, glass, etc.)
5. 
to apply a mat to (a picture)
noun
Informal
a matrix; printing mold

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mat

see synonyms of mat
n.
1. A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one's shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.
2. A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.
3. Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.
4. A densely woven or thickly tangled mass: a mat of hair.
5. The solid part of a lace design.
6. A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.
v. mat·ted, mat·ting, mats
v.tr.
1. To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
2. To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
v.intr.
To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.
n.
1. A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.
2. also matte
a. A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.
b. A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.
3. Printing See matrix.
tr.v. mat·ted, mat·ting, mats
1. To put a mat around (a picture).
2. To produce a dull finish on.
adj.
Variant of matte1.
abbr.
Master of Arts in Teaching
abbr.
matinee

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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