mat

Noun
  1. A thick flat pad used as a floor covering (synset 103733328)
    is a type of: floor cover, floor covering - a covering for a floor
    subtypes: doormat, welcome mat - a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
  2. Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture (synset 103733809)
    is a type of: mounting - framework used for support or display
    same as: matting
  3. Sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports (synset 103733437)
    is a type of: sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: gym mat
  4. A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven (synset 109371724)
    "a mat of weeds and grass"
    is a type of: mass - a body of matter without definite shape
  5. A master's degree in teaching (synset 106714014)
    is a type of: master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
    same as: master of arts in teaching
  6. The property of having little or no contrast;
    Lacking highlights or gloss (synset 104963287)
    is a type of: dullness - a lack of visual brightness
    same as: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte
  7. A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (synset 104052867)
    is a type of: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure - lowest support of a structure
    same as: raft, raft foundation
  8. A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it (synset 103733622)
    is a type of: pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
    subtypes:
    • drip mat - a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation
    • mouse mat, mousepad - 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
Adjective
  1. Not reflecting light;
    Not glossy (synset 300284838)
    "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
    similar to: dull - emitting or reflecting very little light
    same as: flat, matt, matte, matted
Verb
  1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (synset 201465557)
    "The child entangled the cord"
    is a type of: distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape
    subtypes:
    same as: entangle, snarl, tangle
  2. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like (synset 200566669)
    "The fabric felted up after several washes"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    same as: felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up

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