English noun: mat |
1. | mat (artifact) a thick flat pad used as a floor covering |
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| Broader (hypernym) | floor cover, floor covering |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | doormat, welcome mat |
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2. | mat (artifact) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture |
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| Synonyms | matting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mounting |
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3. | mat (artifact) sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports |
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| Synonyms | gym mat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sports equipment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | canvas, canvass, wrestling mat |
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4. | mat (object) a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven |
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| Samples | A mat of weeds and grass.
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| Broader (hypernym) | mass |
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5. | MAT (communication) a master's degree in teaching |
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| Synonyms | Master of Arts in Teaching |
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| Broader (hypernym) | master's degree |
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6. | mat (attribute) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss |
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| Synonyms | flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dullness |
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7. | mat (artifact) a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pad |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | drip mat, mouse mat, mousepad, place mat |
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English verb: mat |
1. | mat (contact) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
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| Samples | The child entangled the cord.
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| Examples | They mat their hair |
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| Synonyms | entangle, snarl, tangle |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | enmesh, ensnarl, felt, mesh |
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| Antonyms | unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out |
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2. | mat (change) change texture so as to become matted and felt-like |
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| Samples | The fabric felted up after several washes.
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| Synonyms | felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change |
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