Mat vs. Rug

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.

Rugnoun

A partial covering for a floor.

Rugnoun

A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

Rugnoun

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.

Rugnoun

A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.

Rugnoun

A person wearing a rug.

Rugnoun

A cloth covering for a horse.

Rugnoun

A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.

Rugnoun

(slang) The female pubic hair.

Rugnoun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Rugnoun

(slang) A wig; a hairpiece.

Rugnoun

(colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair.

Rugverb

(Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Rugnoun

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.

Rugnoun

A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, - used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.

Rugnoun

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Rugverb

To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Rugnoun

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Rugnoun

a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor

Rugnoun

a thick woollen coverlet or wrap, used especially when travelling.

Rugnoun

a shaped garment worn by horses for protection or warmth.

Rugnoun

a toupee or wig