mat

Adjective

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

Noun

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

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

• a master's degree in teaching

• a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
  • a mat of weeds and grass
    

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

• mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

• a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

Verb

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

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  • The child entangled the cord
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  flat , matt , matte , matted , flatness , lusterlessness , lustrelessness , Master of Arts in Teaching , MAT , gym mat , matting , felt , felt up , mat up , matt-up , matte up , entangle , tangle , snarl
• Antonyms: 
  disentangle , unsnarl , straighten out