mat
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mat is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmat
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
Example: "Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
Example: "They put mats on the table during mealtimes."
- A floor pad to protect athletes.
Example: "The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."
- A thickly tangled mess.
Example: "a mat of hair"
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
Example: "Iceland moss growing in a mat"
- To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
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