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."materialutilityitemthingChat 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."materialutensilitemChat 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"appearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material."The fiberglass statue was made stronger by using mats of woven glass fibers inside the mold. "materialstructureChat 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."We will mat the floor of the new puppy's pen with soft blankets to make it comfortable. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle."The dog's long fur mats easily if we don't brush him regularly. "appearanceconditionChat 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 showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.""Because of the school play's popularity, they added two extra mats to accommodate all the families who wanted to see it." "entertainmentmediasporttimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.""Before dinner, she changed from her work clothes into a comfortable mats." "appearancewearChat 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)."artitemChat 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."artcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals."During copper smelting, the furnace separates the valuable copper sulfides, which then solidify into mats. "materialsubstancechemistryindustrysciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading