| NOUN | artifact | mat | a thick flat pad used as a floor covering |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | mat, matting | mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture / picture | |
| artifact | mat, gym mat | sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports | |
| object | mat | a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven | |
| communication | MAT, Master of Arts in Teaching | a master's degree in teaching | |
| attribute | mat, flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte | the property of having little or no contrast | |
| artifact | mat, raft foundation, raft | a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete | |
| artifact | mat | a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it | |
| VERB | contact | mat, entangle, tangle, snarl | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
| change | mat, felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | mat, flat, matt, matte, matted | not reflecting light |
| Sounds | mae't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | not reflecting light; not glossy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a photograph with a matte finish" | |
| Synonyms | flat, matt, matte, matted | |
| Broader | dull | emitting or reflecting very little light |
| Spanish | mate | |
| Catalan | mat | |
| Meaning | A thick flat pad used as a floor covering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | doormat, welcome mat | A mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering |
| Broader | floor cover, floor covering | A covering for a floor |
| Spanish | alfombrilla, colchoneta, estera, felpudo | |
| Catalan | estora | |
| Meaning | mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture / picture. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | matting | |
| Broader | mounting | framework used for support or display |
| Spanish | marco | |
| Catalan | marc | |
| Meaning | sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | gym mat | |
| Narrower | canvas, canvass | The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete |
| wrestling mat | A mat on which wrestling matches are conducted | |
| Broader | sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
| Spanish | tatami | |
| Catalan | tatami | |
| Meaning | A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a mat of weeds and grass" | |
| Broader | mass | A body of matter without definite shape |
| Meaning | A master's degree in teaching. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Master of Arts in Teaching | |
| Broader | master's degree | An academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree |
| Spanish | máster en pedagogía | |
| Meaning | The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte | |
| Broader | dullness | A lack of visual brightness |
| Spanish | mate, matidez | |
| Catalan | mat | |
| Verbs | mat | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like |
| Meaning | A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | raft foundation, raft | |
| Broader | foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure | Lowest support of a structure |
| Meaning | A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | drip mat | A small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation |
| mousepad, mouse mat | A small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse | |
| place mat | A mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting | |
| Broader | pad | A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort |
| Meaning | Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They mat their hair | |
| Synonyms | entangle, tangle, snarl | |
| Narrower | enmesh, mesh, ensnarl | entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh |
| felt | mat together and make felt-like | |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
| Opposite | disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out | extricate from entanglement |
| Spanish | enmarañar, enredar | |
| Catalan | embolicar, embullar, enredar | |
| Meaning | Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | sentir | |
| Catalan | sentir | |
| Nouns | mat | the property of having little or no contrast |
| matting | a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) | |
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