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knot
noun. bow, loop
  • bond
  • braid
  • bunch
  • coil
  • connection
  • contortion
  • entanglement
  • gnarl
  • helix
  • hitch
  • joint
  • kink
  • ligament
  • ligature
  • link
  • mat
  • nexus
  • perplexity
  • rosette
  • screw
  • snag
  • snarl
  • spiral
  • splice
  • tangle
  • tie
  • twirl
  • twist
  • vinculum
  • warp
  • whirl
  • whorl
  • yoke

rug
noun. carpet
  • carpeting
  • floor covering
  • mat
  • matting
  • runner
  • shag
  • tapestry
  • throw rug
  • wall-to-wall carpeting

tangle
noun. knot, confusion
  • coil
  • complication
  • entanglement
  • jam
  • jungle
  • labyrinth
  • mass
  • mat
  • maze
  • mesh
  • mess
  • mix-up
  • morass
  • muddle
  • rummage
  • skein
  • snag
  • snarl
  • twist
  • web

tangle
verb. knot, complicate
  • catch
  • coil
  • confuse
  • derange
  • discompose
  • disorganize
  • drag into
  • embroil
  • enmesh
  • ensnare
  • entangle
  • entrap
  • foul up
  • hamper
  • implicate
  • interlace
  • interlock
  • intertwist
  • interweave
  • involve
  • jam
  • kink
  • make a party to
  • mat
  • mesh
  • mess up
  • mix up
  • muck up
  • obstruct
  • perplex
  • ravel
  • snarl
  • tie up
  • trap
  • twist
  • unbalance
  • upset

raft
noun. boat
  • barge
  • catamaran
  • craft
  • float
  • heap
  • mat
  • pontoon
  • transport

weave
verb. blend, unite; contrive
  • braid
  • build
  • careen
  • complect
  • complicate
  • compose
  • construct
  • create
  • criss-cross
  • crochet
  • cue
  • entwine
  • fabricate
  • fold
  • fuse
  • incorporate
  • interfold
  • interlace
  • interlink
  • intermingle
  • intertwine
  • introduce
  • knit
  • knot
  • loop
  • lurch
  • make
  • make up
  • manufacture
  • mat
  • merge
  • mesh
  • move in and out
  • net
  • piece together
  • plait
  • ply
  • put together
  • reticulate
  • sew
  • snake
  • spin
  • splice
  • twine
  • twist
  • twist and turn
  • whip through
  • wind
  • wreathe
  • writhe
  • zigzag

web
noun. netting
  • cobweb
  • complexity
  • entanglement
  • fabric
  • fiber
  • filigree
  • gossamer
  • interconnection
  • interlacing
  • involvement
  • labyrinth
  • lacework
  • lattice
  • mat
  • matting
  • maze
  • mesh
  • meshwork
  • morass
  • net
  • network
  • plait
  • reticulation
  • screen
  • skein
  • snarl
  • tangle
  • texture
  • tissue
  • toil
  • trellis
  • warp
  • weave
  • webbing
  • weft
  • wicker
  • woof

skein
noun. tangle
  • cat's cradle
  • coil
  • complication
  • entanglement
  • jam
  • jungle
  • knot
  • labyrinth
  • mass
  • mat
  • maze
  • mesh
  • mess
  • mix-up
  • morass
  • muddle
  • rummage
  • snag
  • snarl
  • strand
  • thread
  • twist
  • web
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Word Origin & History

mat O.E. matte, from L.L. matta "mat made of rushes" (4c.), probably from Punic or Phoenician (cf. Heb. mittah "bed, couch"). Meaning "piece of padded flooring used in gymnastics or wrestling" is attested from 1903.

Example Sentences for mat

In two minutes the mullah returned and threw a mat over the threshold.

The door was half-open, as Morris was talking with some one on the mat in the hall.

If you put the mat outside the door, he tore the corner of the tablecloth.

The canoe was gliding along near the shore, as the father gave these instructions, reclining upon his mat.

A dog, sleek-skinned, lies on the mat, and gets up as you come in.

He encamped upon the borders of the expanded stream, and beneath the shade of his roof sought repose upon his mat.

With due regard for the romantic proprieties, he tried to keep within the bounds of the mat.

"Yes; there's Mat Mogmore," replied Dock, after a little reflection.

"She invites you to take a seat on the mat," Achang explained.

"All right," answered Mat Mogmore, as he stepped into the boat.

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