mat

¹mat

noun \ˈmat\

Definition of MAT

1

a (1) : a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support (2) : a piece of material placed at a door for wiping soiled shoe soles b : a decorative piece of material used under a small item (as a dish) especially for support or protection c : a large thick pad or cushion used as a surface for wrestling, tumbling, and gymnastics

2

: something made up of densely tangled or adhering filaments or strands especially of organic matter <an algal mat> <a mat of unkempt hair>

3

: a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building

Origin of MAT

Middle English, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew miṭṭāh bed

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MAT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat