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Mat

/mæt/

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

📖 Definitions of "Mat"

noun

1
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
"Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."
2
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
"They put mats on the table during mealtimes."
3
A floor pad to protect athletes.
"The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."
4
A thickly tangled mess.
"a mat of hair"

verb

1
To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
2
To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
snarlnoun	(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
dullverb	Boring; not exciting or interesting.
flatnoun	Having no variations in height.
tanglenoun	(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
mattnoun	A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
mattenoun	(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
entangleverb	(transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
flatnessnoun	The state of being flat
felt upverb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
lusterlessnessnoun	Absence of luster.
matted	Covered with mats or matting.
mattingnoun	Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
place matnoun	A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.
master of arts in teachingnoun	a master's degree in teaching
mat upverb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
feltverb	A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
straighten outverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To correct or rectify.
disentangleverb	(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
unsnarlverb	To remove or undo a snarl or tangle.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
feltnoun	A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
place matnoun	A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.
tanglenoun	A tangled twisted mass.
entangleverb	(transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
snarlnoun	The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
flatnessnoun	The state of being flat
flatnoun	Having no variations in height.
mattnoun	A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
mattenoun	An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
dullnoun	A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
lusterlessnessnoun	Absence of luster.
felt upverb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
master of arts in teachingnoun	a master's degree in teaching
mat upverb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
tataminoun	Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
carpetingnoun	Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
carpetnoun	A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
tapisnoun	Carpeting.
tablenoun	(countable) Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
doormatnoun	A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.