· a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

Hypernym(s): floor_cover, floor_covering

· mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

Synonym(s): matting

Hypernym(s): mounting

· sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

Synonym(s): gym_mat

Hypernym(s): sports_equipment

· a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass"

Hypernym(s): mass

· a master's degree in teaching

Synonym(s): Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, MAT

Hypernym(s): master%27s_degree

· the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Synonym(s): flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte

Hypernym(s): dullness

· a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

Synonym(s): raft_foundation, raft

Hypernym(s): foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure

· a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

Hypernym(s): pad

· twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

Synonym(s): entangle, tangle, snarl

Hypernym(s): twist, twine, distort

· change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"

Synonym(s): felt, felt_up, mat_up, matt-up, matte_up, matte

Hypernym(s): change

· not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"

Synonym(s): flat, matt, matte, matted