mass vs mat

mass and mat both are nouns.

mass and mat both are adjectives.

mass and mat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mass	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mat	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, mat is a hyponym of mass; that is, mat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mass:

mass: a body of matter without definite shape
mat: a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

Other hyponyms of mass include coprolith, faecalith, fecalith, stercolith, drift, mush, pulp.

mass (noun)	mat (noun)
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field	a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
the property of something that is great in magnitude	sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
the common people generally	a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)	mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
a body of matter without definite shape	a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
	a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

mass (adjective)	mat (adjective)
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole	not reflecting light; not glossy

mass (verb)	mat (verb)
join together into a mass or collect or form a mass	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
	twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

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