Mat
noun
A flat piece of material put on a floor, especially to place your feet on.
She wiped her feet on the mat before coming into the house.
Often appears as...
- door mat
- bath mat
noun
A thick flat pad used for protection in various sports or exercises.
The gymnast landed safely on the mat.
Often appears as...
- gym mat
- wrestling mat
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Sport
verb
To tie or tangled hair or like material into a thick mass.
The dog's fur was matted from lack of grooming.
Often appears as...
- matted hair
- matted fur
noun
A piece of board or card used to support or frame a picture.
I chose a black mat for my framed picture.
Often appears as...
- picture mat
- mat board
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Art
noun
A flat piece of material put on a floor, especially to place your feet on.
She wiped her feet on the mat before coming into the house.
Often appears as...
- door mat
- bath mat
noun
A thick flat pad used for protection in various sports or exercises.
The gymnast landed safely on the mat.
Often appears as...
- gym mat
- wrestling mat
Usage tips
Sport
verb
To tie or tangled hair or like material into a thick mass.
The dog's fur was matted from lack of grooming.
Often appears as...
- matted hair
- matted fur
noun
A piece of board or card used to support or frame a picture.
I chose a black mat for my framed picture.
Often appears as...
- picture mat
- mat board
Usage tips
Art
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Location Specific
Mats are often found at the entrance of a room or building to prevent dirt spread.
Please leave your shoes on the entry mat.
Pro Tip 2/2Hygiene Helper
Bath mats absorb water and prevent slipping in the bathroom after a shower.
Step on the bath mat to dry your feet.
Pro Tip 1/2Location Specific
Mats are often found at the entrance of a room or building to prevent dirt spread.
Please leave your shoes on the entry mat.
Pro Tip 2/2Hygiene Helper
Bath mats absorb water and prevent slipping in the bathroom after a shower.
Step on the bath mat to dry your feet.
Pro Tip 1/2Location Specific
Mats are often found at the entrance of a room or building to prevent dirt spread.
Please leave your shoes on the entry mat.
Pro Tip 2/2Hygiene Helper
Bath mats absorb water and prevent slipping in the bathroom after a shower.
Step on the bath mat to dry your feet.
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
stay up almost vertical most of them but some of them also and do hang upside down and do all sorts of funny things but it's our character that's going to pop his head up lots of bubbles and that can be all sorts of things and oxygen being released out of the mat below with the roots of the plants that are growing
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How to make pandemics...
microbe is going to cause the next pandemic since we know how it happens we can predict where it's most likely to happen so you know infectious disease modelers have come up with hotspot mats you know basically a map of the world where places where there's a lot of invasion of wildlife habitat there's a
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A life-saving invention...
as it consists of a portable mat which has pressure sensors which can count the number of people walking on it, and sends the data over the internet to the advanced data analysis software we created. The possible errors, like overcounting or double-stepping, were overcome using design interventions.
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Why sleep matters now...
should find a way to to get some of these great questions in front of you mat so that you can answer them but I think the the one that I just like to ask here is about physical exercise we're seeing a lot of people just wondering how they can use exercise to help with their sleep
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Enric Sala: Journey to...
amount of fishing gear here really made us afraid that something was going on that there might have been the mat there might be some illegal fishing nearby and we decided to check another Island or you know which is the closest to a human population to see if there were some
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What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
The largest organism on the planet is a mycelial mat, one cell wall thick. How is it that this organism can be so large, and yet be one cell wall thick, whereas we have five or six skin layers that protect us? The mycelium, in the right conditions, produces a mushroom --
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What if the poor were...
saved money and bought land, but they also designed and helped construct their own houses. Well, these were illiterate women, so how did they do that? They used floor mats and saris to understand measurements.
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How Wildlife Overcame...
proportion things are definitely better now but South Georgia faces a new set of threats the warming climate and changing ocean currents have major repercussions for the wildlife here like forcing mat
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The Best Dogs of BBC...
chase let spice up chase fine punt go get one ray pop up play do it go do it yeah interpret yeah good girl chase fine roach good girl never looks at the toys on the mat so to pick the
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
stay up almost vertical most of them but some of them also and do hang upside down and do all sorts of funny things but it's our character that's going to pop his head up lots of bubbles and that can be all sorts of things and oxygen being released out of the mat below with the roots of the plants that are growing
Video examples
How to make pandemics...
microbe is going to cause the next pandemic since we know how it happens we can predict where it's most likely to happen so you know infectious disease modelers have come up with hotspot mats you know basically a map of the world where places where there's a lot of invasion of wildlife habitat there's a
Video examples
A life-saving invention...
as it consists of a portable mat which has pressure sensors which can count the number of people walking on it, and sends the data over the internet to the advanced data analysis software we created. The possible errors, like overcounting or double-stepping, were overcome using design interventions.
Video examples
Why sleep matters now...
should find a way to to get some of these great questions in front of you mat so that you can answer them but I think the the one that I just like to ask here is about physical exercise we're seeing a lot of people just wondering how they can use exercise to help with their sleep
Video examples
Enric Sala: Journey to...
amount of fishing gear here really made us afraid that something was going on that there might have been the mat there might be some illegal fishing nearby and we decided to check another Island or you know which is the closest to a human population to see if there were some
Video examples
What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
The largest organism on the planet is a mycelial mat, one cell wall thick. How is it that this organism can be so large, and yet be one cell wall thick, whereas we have five or six skin layers that protect us? The mycelium, in the right conditions, produces a mushroom --
Video examples
What if the poor were...
saved money and bought land, but they also designed and helped construct their own houses. Well, these were illiterate women, so how did they do that? They used floor mats and saris to understand measurements.
Video examples
How Wildlife Overcame...
proportion things are definitely better now but South Georgia faces a new set of threats the warming climate and changing ocean currents have major repercussions for the wildlife here like forcing mat
Video examples
The Best Dogs of BBC...
chase let spice up chase fine punt go get one ray pop up play do it go do it yeah interpret yeah good girl chase fine roach good girl never looks at the toys on the mat so to pick the
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Jose Aldo
Brazilian Athlete
I wanted to train jiu-jitsu instead of capoeira because the mat was soft. It was better than training capoeira on the hard floor. I started reading jiu-jitsu magazines, reading about the world champions, and becoming one of them became my goal.
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Jason David Frank
American Actor
When it comes to belts and rank, I don't care what belt I am; I don't care what rank I am. I'm proud that I've achieved high ranks through some great instructors around the world, but ultimately, the mat doesn't lie.
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Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
If I have a yoga mat or a pair of jogging shoes, I can stay fit anywhere. The important thing is staying motivated. Because if you're not driven to keep fit, no amount of time or equipment will help.
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Jordan Burroughs
American Athlete
People need to feel like their heroes are human, not on the mat but in the world. The more people can see that, the more they can understand that they're capable of doing great things as well.
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Ronda Rousey
American Athlete
My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.
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Kelita Zupancic
Canadian Athlete
At the end of the day, you can only fight from yourself. It is only you out there on that mat - but it sure helps knowing you have a great team of supporters cheering for you!
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Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
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Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
I come from the sport of wrestling, where there's nothing but respect on the mat.
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The Iron Sheik
Iranian Wrestler
I live my life on the mat.
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Jose Aldo
Brazilian Athlete
I wanted to train jiu-jitsu instead of capoeira because the mat was soft. It was better than training capoeira on the hard floor. I started reading jiu-jitsu magazines, reading about the world champions, and becoming one of them became my goal.
Quote examples
Jason David Frank
American Actor
When it comes to belts and rank, I don't care what belt I am; I don't care what rank I am. I'm proud that I've achieved high ranks through some great instructors around the world, but ultimately, the mat doesn't lie.
Quote examples
Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
If I have a yoga mat or a pair of jogging shoes, I can stay fit anywhere. The important thing is staying motivated. Because if you're not driven to keep fit, no amount of time or equipment will help.
Quote examples
Jordan Burroughs
American Athlete
People need to feel like their heroes are human, not on the mat but in the world. The more people can see that, the more they can understand that they're capable of doing great things as well.
Quote examples
Ronda Rousey
American Athlete
My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.
Quote examples
Kelita Zupancic
Canadian Athlete
At the end of the day, you can only fight from yourself. It is only you out there on that mat - but it sure helps knowing you have a great team of supporters cheering for you!
Quote examples
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat.
Quote examples
Ophelia Lovibond
English Actress
I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.
Quote examples
Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
I come from the sport of wrestling, where there's nothing but respect on the mat.
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The Iron Sheik
Iranian Wrestler
I live my life on the mat.
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