[
US
/ˈmæt/
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[ UK /mˈæt/ ]
[ UK /mˈæt/ ]
NOUN
- a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
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a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
a mat of weeds and grass - the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
VERB
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change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
The fabric felted up after several washes -
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
The child entangled the cord
ADJECTIVE
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not reflecting light; not glossy
flat wall paint
a photograph with a matte finish
How To Use mat In A Sentence
- I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.
- When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
- An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West
- Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality. The Lovecraft News Network
- There's a big difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- The affinities between music and poetry have been familiar since antiquity, though they are largely ignored in the current intellectual climate.
