Synonym: cover, rug. Similar words: mathematics, mate, math, mater, format, match, matrix, matter. Meaning: [mæt] 
n. 1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering 2. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture 3. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports 4. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven 5. a master's degree in teaching 6. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss 7. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it. v. 1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 2. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. adj. not reflecting light; not glossy.
n. 1. a thick flat pad used as a floor covering 2. mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture 3. sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports 4. a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven 5. a master's degree in teaching 6. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss 7. a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it. v. 1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass 2. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. adj. not reflecting light; not glossy. 
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(61) But quite a lot of biological activity takes place in the pre-filter mat too.
(62) Alternatively, use a rug or foam mat to protect you from a hard floor.
(63) She kindly taught me, after that, To wrestle with her on the mat.
(64) Made in heat-resistant glass, it comes with a cork mat.
(65) She sat cross-legged on the mat at the far side of the table.
(66) In general, the thicker the mat, the greater the comfort level.
(67) I climbed it in the dark, found Janir and crouched on the mat beside him.
(68) Be that as it may, it was here mat Lewis began to build up his encyclopaedic knowledge of late medieval literature.
(69) She approves of the balcony and the east-facing front door, as well as the moon design on her welcome mat.
(70) Have your partner sit down on the mat, extending one leg and flexing the other.
(71) It was more like a saucer or a small beer mat.
(72) Snowflakes swirl around in front of my window, and slowly, imperceptibly, they mat down the leaves and the grass.
(73) Well, we could tape the mat down with duct tape.
(74) Dessert cutlery is set above the place mat; butter knife is on the side plate.
(75) More Christmas cards lay on the mat in the hall.
(76) She leaned against the door for a while, staring at him as he lay on the gym mat, smoking.
(77) You know he yelled at Auntie Lou yesterday because he slipped on that mat in the hall?
(78) These are most abundant in the paler, carbonate rich zones but are also present in the darker diatom mat laminations.
(79) Bathtime Is a safety rail fitted near the bath and a non-slip mat in the bath and/or shower?
(80) As it develops a dense mat of roots, the depth of the mixture should be at least four inches.
(81) It was better than having your screenplay flopping back on the mat by return of post.
(82) He walked into the hall, and brushed his feet hard on the mat.
(83) My eyes glued to the beer mat I tried to take in what was being said.
(84) Morgan had meant grief for teachers since the day he got off his kindergarten mat.
(85) He threw off the blanket,(http://sentencedict.com/mat.html) picked up the limp girl and gently placed her on the mat in front of the blazing fire.
(86) An easy-wipe plastic mat under the food bowl is therefore a sensible precaution.
(87) To satisfy this need, the owners of the local establishments have rolled out the welcome mat.
(88) Penguin has produced a beer mat to help promote it.
(89) Now deeply creased but with all his old vitality, Mat takes the fish from me and lays them on the grill.
(90) Furthermore, the pen is more compact and requires no mouse mat.