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Uncommonmats
The correct spelling is mats.
How to pronounce mats
noun
IPA: /mæts/
Say it like: Mat-s
The correct spelling is mats. A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering. For example: "Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."
Usage Examples
“Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.”
“They put mats on the table during mealtimes.”
“The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- 2.A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- 3.A floor pad to protect athletes.
- 4.A thickly tangled mess.
- 5.A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
verb
- 1.To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- 2.To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
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