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1. A thick flat pad used as a floor covering
    
2. Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
   - matting
    
3. Sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
   - gym mat
    
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
   - flatness, lusterlessness [N. Amer], lustrelessness [Brit, Cdn], matt, matte
    
6. A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
   - raft foundation, raft
    
7. A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   "The child matted the cord";
   - entangle, tangle, snarl
    
2. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   - felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte

1. Not reflecting light; not glossy
   "mat wall paint";
   - flat, matt, matte, matted

1. A master's degree in teaching
   - Master of Arts in Teaching

Sounds like: masks, masq, mat, matt, m

Derived forms: mats, matted, matting

See also: dull

Type of: base, change, distort, dullness, floor cover, floor covering, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, mass, master's degree, mounting, pad, sports equipment, substructure, twine, twist, understructure

Antonym: straighten out

Encyclopedia: Mat, Albania