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mat

[ US /ˈmæt/ ]
[ UK /mˈæt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
  2. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
  3. a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
  4. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
    a mat of weeds and grass
  5. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
  6. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
  7. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
VERB
  1. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
    The fabric felted up after several washes
  2. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    The child entangled the cord
ADJECTIVE
  1. 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.
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