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- pronunciation:
- maet
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A mat is a small rug or thick pad that covers part of a floor to protect it.
Logan took off his wet boots and left them on the mat by the door.- similar words:
- carpet
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| definition 2: |
A mat is a small piece of material that people put under things, like dinner plates or vases, to protect a surface. Mats are often made of thick cloth, plastic, or woven natural fiber. Sometimes people use a mat just to decorate a surface.
When we eat on the table outside, my mom likes to put mats on it for our plates and silverware.
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| definition 3: |
A mat is a pad that you put on the floor to protect you when you do exercises or sports.
The students do their exercises on mats in the gym.
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| definition 4: |
A mat is a thick mass of tangled hair or fur.
The dog that was rescued had a lot of mats in its fur.- similar words:
- carpet, tangle
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| related words: |
cushion |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
mats, matting, matted |
| definition: |
When hair or fur mats, it becomes very, very tangled in places. It gets so tangled in those places that it becomes one mass and it's hard to pull it apart.
The lost cat had long fur and it had matted in many places.- similar words:
- tangle
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