Coaster vs. Mat

Coasternoun

Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.

Coasternoun

Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.

Coasternoun

(nautical) A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.

Coasternoun

(nautical) A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.

Coasternoun

A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.

Coasternoun

A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.

Coasternoun

A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.

Coasternoun

A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.

Coasternoun

(informal) A rollercoaster.

Coasternoun

(Lake Superior) A coaster trout (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)

Coasternoun

A prostitute, especially a white woman, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.

Coasternoun

A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade.

Coasternoun

One who sails near the shore.

Coasternoun

a resident of a coastal area

Coasternoun

someone who coasts

Coasternoun

a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)

Matnoun

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Matnoun

A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

Matnoun

(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

Matnoun

A thickly tangled mess.

Matnoun

A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

Matnoun

A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

Matnoun

A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Matnoun

(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.

Matnoun

abbreviation of matineeperformance at a theater.

Matnoun

A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.

Matverb

(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.

Matverb

(intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Matnoun

A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal.

Matnoun

A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room to protect its surface, and for other purposes.

Matnoun

Any similar flat object made of fabric or other material, such as rubber or plastic, placed flat on a surface for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.

Matnoun

Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.

Matnoun

An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype.

Matadjective

Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.

Matverb

To cover or lay with mats.

Matverb

To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Matverb

To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat, as hair when wetted with a sticky substance; as, a long-haired cat whose fur is matted.

Matnoun

a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

Matnoun

mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

Matnoun

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

Matnoun

a master's degree in teaching

Matnoun

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Matnoun

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

Matverb

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass;

Matverb

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like;

Matadjective

not reflecting light; not glossy;

Mat

A mat is a piece of fabric material that generally is placed on a floor or other flat surface.