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flat vs mat

mat vs flat

flat and mat both are nouns.

flat and mat both are adjectives.

flat is not a verb while mat is a verb.

flat is an adverb but mat is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
mat Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, flat and mat are synonyms defined as:
  • flat and mat: not reflecting light; not glossy
Other synonyms of flat include matt, matte, matted.
flat (noun) mat (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
a deflated pneumatic tire a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
freight car without permanent sides or roof mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
a shallow box in which seedlings are started a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
a level tract of land a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
flat (adjective) mat (adjective)
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone not reflecting light; not glossy
lacking contrast or shading between tones
not reflecting light; not glossy
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
horizontally level
commercially inactive
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
having lost effervescence
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
lacking taste or flavor or tang
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
not modified or restricted by reservations
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat (verb) mat (verb)
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
flat (adverb) mat (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
with flat sails
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