Mat

Meaning of Mat

noun
  1. a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on.
  2. a small piece of cork, card, or fabric placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it.
  3. a thick, untidy layer of something hairy or woolly.
    his chest was covered by a thick mat of soft fair hair
verb
  1. tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.
    the fur on its flank was matted with blood
    sweat matted his hair

Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.

noun

short for matrix (sense 3).

noun

US variant spelling of matt (noun).

verb

US variant spelling of matt (verb).

noun
  1. a matt paint or finish.
    the varnishes are available in gloss, satin, and matt
  2. a sheet of cardboard placed on the back of a picture, either as a mount or to form a border.
    try mounting prints against a deep matt or ground of the same background colour
verb
  1. give a matt appearance to (something).
    its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects

early 17th century (as a verb): from French mat .

Information about Mat

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Hyphenation of Mat

Mat

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Mat is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Mat synonyms

Meaning flat:

flat, matt, matte, matted

Meaning matting:

matting

Meaning flatness:

flatness, lusterlessness, matt, matte

Meaning entangle:

entangle, tangle, snarl

Meaning felt:

felt, matte

Meaning a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor:

rug

Meaning a person that runs, especially in a specified way:

runner

Meaning a large rug, especially an oriental one:

carpet

Meaning a coarse woven fabric used to make floor coverings:

drugget

Meaning a mat placed in a doorway, on which people can wipe their shoes on entering a building:

doormat

Meaning a rug laid in front of a fireplace to protect the carpet or floor:

hearthrug

Meaning the pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug or wrap:

bearskin

Meaning a sheep's skin with the wool on, especially when made into a garment or rug:

sheepskin

Meaning a heavy cotton rug of Indian origin:

dhurrie

Meaning (in South Asia and the Middle East) an embroidered rug or carpet made of felt or coarse woollen cloth:

numdah

Meaning a flat-woven carpet or rug made in Turkey, Kurdistan, and neighbouring areas:

kilim

Meaning a Greek woven woollen rug with a thick loose pile:

flokati

Meaning a cloth used for washing a floor:

floorcloth

Meaning a rug or blanket of sewn animal skins, formerly worn as a garment by African people, now used as a bed or floor covering:

kaross

Meaning a small mat for a bottle or glass:

coaster

Meaning a small ornamental mat made of lace or paper with a lace pattern, put on a plate under cakes or other sweet food:

doily

Meaning a large body of matter with no definite shape:

mass

Meaning a fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it:

knot

Meaning a thick mass of disordered hair:

mop

Meaning a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material:

thatch

Meaning a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience:

shock

Meaning a growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal:

mane

Meaning a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together:

cluster

Meaning material made of a network of wire or thread:

mesh

Meaning untangle or unravel something:

ravel

Anagrams of Mat

atm, Tam, tam

Words that rhyme with Mat

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