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Detailed Synonyms for mat in English

mat:

mat adj

  1. mat
    mat; misty; dull; frosted
  2. mat
    grey; drab; mat
  3. mat
    – not reflecting light; not glossy 1
    flat; mat; matt; matted; matte
    – not reflecting light; not glossy 1

mat [the ~] nom

  1. the mat
    the coaster; the mat; the table-mat; the stand
  2. the mat
    the coaster; the mat
  3. the mat
    the table-mat; the place-mat; the mat
  4. the mat
    – a thick flat pad used as a floor covering 1
    the mat
    – a thick flat pad used as a floor covering 1
    • mat [the ~] nom
  5. the mat
    – sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports 1
    the mat; the gym mat
    – sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports 1
  6. the mat
    – a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it 1
    the mat
    – a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it 1
    • mat [the ~] nom
  7. the mat
    – mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture 1
    the mat; the matting
    – mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture 1
  8. the mat
    – the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss 1
    the mat; the matt; the flatness; the lustrelessness; the matte; the lusterlessness
    – the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss 1
  9. the mat
    – a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven 1
    the mat
    – a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven 1
    • mat [the ~] nom
      • a mat of weeds and grass1

mat verbe

  1. mat
    mat; to quarrel; to fight
    • mat verbe
    • quarrel verbe (quarrels, quarreled, quarreling)
    • fight verbe (fights, fought, fighting)
  2. mat
    – change texture so as to become matted and felt-like 1
    felt; mat; felt up; matte; mat up; matte up; matt-up
    – change texture so as to become matted and felt-like 1
  3. mat
    – twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 1
    to tangle; mat; to entangle; to snarl
    – twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 1
    • tangle verbe (tangles, tangled, tangling)
    • mat verbe
    • entangle verbe (entangles, entangled, entangling)
      • The child entangled the cord1
    • snarl verbe (snarls, snarled, snarling)

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Related Definitions for "mat":

  1. not reflecting light; not glossy1
  2. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering1
  3. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports1
  4. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it1
  5. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture1
  6. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss1
  7. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven1
    • a mat of weeds and grass1
  8. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like1
  9. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass1

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