flat, mat, matt, matte, matted
(adjective) not reflecting light; not glossy; “flat wall paint”; “a photograph with a matte finish”
mat
(noun) a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
mat, gym mat
(noun) sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
mat
(noun) a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
mat, matting
(noun) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte
(noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
mat
(noun) a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; “a mat of weeds and grass”
felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat
(verb) change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; “The fabric felted up after several washes”
entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; “The child entangled the cord”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mat (plural mats)
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
A thickly tangled mess.
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
mat (third-person singular simple present mats, present participle matting, simple past and past participle matted)
(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
(intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
mat
(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
mat (plural mats)
(dated slang) Abbreviation of matinee (performance at a theater).
mat (plural mats)
(video games, slang) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.
mat (plural mats)
Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”)
• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam
MAT (plural MATs)
Initialism of medication-assisted treatment.
• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam
Mat (plural Mats)
A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam
Source: Wiktionary
Mat, n. Etym: [Cf. Matte.]
Definition: A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal. [Written also matt.]
Mat, a. Etym: [OF. See 4th Mate.]
Definition: Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. [Obs.] When he saw them so piteous and so maat. Chaucer.
Mat, n. Etym: [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.]
1. A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes.
2. Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.
3. Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.
4. An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype. Mat grass. (Bot.) (a) A low, tufted, European grass (Nardus stricta). (b) Same as Matweed.
– Mat rush (Bot.), a kind of rush (Scirpus lacustris) used in England for making mats.
Mat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matted; p. pr. & vb. n. Matting.]
1. To cover or lay with mats. Evelyn.
2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. Dryden.
Mat, v. i.
Definition: To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
