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mat

(m/&/t )

a thick flat pad used as a floor covering(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
matting

source: wordnet30
sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
gym mat

source: wordnet30
a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven(noun.object)

Example:
A mat of weeds and grass.

source: wordnet30
a master's degree in teaching(noun.communication)

Synonym:
master of arts in teaching

source: wordnet30
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte

source: wordnet30
a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.(noun)

source: webster1913
A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes.(noun)

source: webster1913

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass(verb.contact)

Synonym:
entangle, snarl, tangle
Antonym:
disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl

source: wordnet30
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like(verb.change)

Synonym:
felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up

source: wordnet30
To cover or lay with mats.(verb)

source: webster1913
To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.(verb)

source: webster1913