mat

I

n

1. throw-rug, rug, floor-cover, drugget, doormat, welcome mat; dropcloth, oilcloth, matting.

2. canvas, pad, floor, ground; ring, wrestling ring.

3. mass, tangle, knot, mesh; thatch, crop, mop, shag, mane, shock.

v

4. interweave, intertwine, entwine, entangle, ravel, dishevel; interlace, lace, enlace, net; plait, braid, plat, twill, felt; interknit, knit, wreathe, twist, loop, pleach.

II

adj

1. lusterless, dull, drab, flat, dead; lackluster, cloudy, gray, leaden; dingy, faded, discolored, washed out, dimmed.

n

2. dullness, flatness, drabness, deadness; lusterlessness, lackluster, cloudiness, grayness.