noun🔗ShareA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering."Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."materialitempropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster."They put mats on the table during mealtimes."utensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA floor pad to protect athletes."The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."sportmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thickly tangled mess."a mat of hair"appearancestyleconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material."The carpenter used a mat of fiberglass to reinforce the weak spot in the table's base. "materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thin surface layer; superficial cover."Iceland moss growing in a mat"materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover, protect or decorate with mats."To protect the floor from scratches, she matted the entire dining room with colorful rugs. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle."The unruly children matted their hair together during recess. "materialprocessstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal."The coppersmith used a special mat alloy in his intricate design. "materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon."There was a mat of the school play this afternoon. "entertainmenttimemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner."My mother wore a light blue mat to the school play. "wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA material or component needed for a crafting recipe."To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats."materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame."The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide)."artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA background, often painted or created with computers"Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means."artcomputingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals."The smelter workers carefully monitored the mat, ensuring the copper-nickel mixture was properly separated. "materialsubstancechemistryindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading