Tangled in a dense mass.

Roget 219: crossing etc. v.; crossed, matted &c., v.. transverse.    cross, cruciform, crucial; retiform^†, reticular, reticulated; areolar^†, cancellated^†, grated, barred, streaked; textile; crossbarred^†, cruciate^†, palmiped^†, secant; web-footed.    ... show more

A thick flat pad used as a floor covering.

Roget 215: support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.], caudex crib^†; point d'appui [Fr.], pou sto [Gr.], purchase footing, hold, locus standi [Lat.]; landing place, landing stage; stage, platform; block; rest, resting place; groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention; floor etc. (basement) 211.    supporter; aid etc. 707; prop, stand, anvil, fulciment^†; cue rest, jigger; monkey; stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage; sleeper; stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit^†, outrigger; ratlings^†.    staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle^†; bourdon^†, cowlstaff^†, lathi^†, mahlstick^†.    post, pillar, shaft, thill^†, column, pilaster; pediment, pedicle; pedestal; plinth, shank, leg, socle^†, zocle^†; buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment; baluster, banister, stanchion; balustrade; headstone; upright; door post, jamb, door jamb.    frame, framework; scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis^†, trave^†, corner stone, summer, transom; rung, round, step, sill; angle rafter, hip rafter; cantilever, modillion^†; crown post, king post; vertebra.    columella^†, backbone; keystone; axle, axletree; axis; arch, mainstay.    trunnion, pivot, rowlock^†; peg etc. (pendency) 214^†; tiebeam etc. (fastening) 45; thole pin^†.    board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet^†, trivet, arbor, rack; mantel, mantle piece [Fr.], mantleshelf^†; slab, console; counter, dresser; flange, corbel; table, trestle; shoulder; perch; horse; easel, desk; clotheshorse, hatrack; retable; teapoy^†.    seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud^†; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil [Fr.], woolsack^†, ottoman, settle, squab, bench; aparejo^†, faldstool^†, horn; long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair; lamba chauki^†, lamba kursi^†; saddle, pannel^†, pillion; side saddle, pack saddle; pommel.    bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed^†, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead; four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang^†; bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse^†; pillow, bolster; mat, rug, cushion.    footstool, hassock; tabouret^†; tripod, monopod.    Atlas, Persides, Atlantes^†, Caryatides, Hercules.    ... show more

Dutch: onderlegger, placemat, mat
Polish: mata

Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture.

synonym: matting.

Roget 219: crossing etc. v.; intersection, interdigitation; decussation^†, transversion^†; convolution etc. 248; level crossing.    reticulation, network; inosculation^†, anastomosis, intertexture^†, mortise.    net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace; wicker; mat, matting; plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle; tissue, netting, mokes^†; rivulation^†.    cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot; entangle etc. (disorder) 59.    [woven fabrics] cloth, linen, muslin, cambric etc. ... show more

Dutch: matwerk

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

synonym: gym mat.

Polish: mata gimnastyczna, mata

A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven.

A master's degree in teaching.

synonym: Master of Arts in Teaching.

The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss.

synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte.

Polish: matowość

A foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete.

synonyms: raft, raft foundation.

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

Dutch: mat, deurmat, turnmat

Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.

synonyms: entangle, snarl, tangle.

Roget 219: cross, decussate^†; intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist^†, interweave, interdigitate, interlink.    twine, entwine, weave, inweave^†, twist, wreathe; anastomose [Med.], inosculate^†, dovetail, splice, link; lace, tat.    mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill; tangle, entangle, ravel; net, knot; dishevel, raddle^†.    ... show more

Dutch: verknopen, verstrikken, verwarren

Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like.

synonyms: felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte, matte up.

Dutch: vervilten

Not reflecting light; not glossy:
— A photograph with a matte finish.

synonyms: flat, matt, matte, matted.