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(noun) a thick flat pad used as a floor covering |
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Related Words: doormat, floor covering, floorcover, welcome mat |
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(noun) a piece of thick padding up on the floor for gymnastic sports |
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Related Words: canvas, canvass, sports equipment, wrestling mat |
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(noun) a border or background for a picture |
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Synonyms: matting |
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Related Words: mounting |
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(satellite adjective) not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" |
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Synonyms: flat, matt, matte, matted |
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(noun) table linen for an individual place setting |
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Synonyms: place mat |
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Related Words: napery, table linen |
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(noun) a master's degree in teaching |
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Synonyms: Master of Arts in Teaching |
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Related Words: master's degree |
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(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" |
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Synonyms: entangle, snarl, tangle |
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Related Words: distort, enmesh, ensnarl, felt, mesh, twist |
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(noun) the property of having little or no contrast |
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Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, matt, matte |
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Related Words: dullness, dulness |
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(verb) change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" |
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Synonyms: felt, felt up, mat up |
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Related Words: change |
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