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单词 matted
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Definition of matted in English:

matted

adjective ˈmatɪdˈmædəd
  • 1(especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass.

    a cardigan of matted grey wool
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His matted hair looks like it hasn't been washed for months and he smells like a damp rug.
    • She then dried out her matted hair until it became a fuzzy red color.
    • It's crumbling to pieces, and it's about as long as my forearm, brown with matted fur, with round little ears on top.
    • His shirt was torn, his bow tie squinty and matted hair fell over his face.
    • He slipped back into his clothes and fixed his matted hair.
    • So I began to pull the debris out of my matted hair, just for something to do.
    • The sun was making its way into the sky and was falling though the shattered windows giving light to the matted dust on the floor and the covered furniture.
    • I hugged the dead dog and cried a gallon of tears into its matted fur, begging it to wake up.
    • When I walked into the shower freezing cold water soaked me, making my wild, matted hair stick to my head.
    • She twisted her finger around a piece of her matted hair.
    • Smoothing the sweat - matted hair off his brow, she felt her despair ebb away in the face of her growing determination.
    • Tears rolled down his dirt - streaked face from under a long mass of matted, dirty red hair.
    • Anna sunk down onto the steps and hugged her dog tightly, feeling the sticky, matted fur cling to her hands.
    • He threw back his matted hair that reached halfway down his back, the slightly warm water sending relief through his aching muscles.
    • Pedestrians gasped and moved their children out of the way, far from the mad demon that had matted fur and wild eyes.
    • She reached down to gently smooth the matted hair from his brow.
    • His bony limbs still had the tatters of his clothes hanging from them; his matted hair still clung stubbornly to his skull.
    • Her normally pristine white hair was matted and stringy and streaked with gray.
    • Pushing her matted hair off her forehead, she got out of bed.
    • Her hair was matted and messy and her dress was haphazard.
    Synonyms
    tangled, tangly, entangled, knotted, knotty, natty, tousled, dishevelled, uncombed, unkempt, felted, ratty, greasy, dirty
  • 2Covered or provided with mats.

    the matted floor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The competition standard matted floor area is proving invaluable to the 135 gymnasts who train at the club every week.
    • After the chairs got filled, some preferred to sit down on the matted floor, slouching against the wall with their eyes closed.
    • My bare feet padded quietly on the matted floor of woven straw.
    • He knew there were to be three tables of guests on each side of the matted dance floor.
    • A wide, rectangular shaped room, the sparring grounds was lined with benches on the sides and a matted floor in the middle.

Rhymes

caryatid, cravatted, dratted, fatted
 
 

Definition of matted in US English:

matted

adjectiveˈmadədˈmædəd
  • 1(especially of hair or fur) tangled into a thick mass.

    a cardigan of matted gray wool
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His matted hair looks like it hasn't been washed for months and he smells like a damp rug.
    • Anna sunk down onto the steps and hugged her dog tightly, feeling the sticky, matted fur cling to her hands.
    • Her normally pristine white hair was matted and stringy and streaked with gray.
    • Her hair was matted and messy and her dress was haphazard.
    • The sun was making its way into the sky and was falling though the shattered windows giving light to the matted dust on the floor and the covered furniture.
    • His shirt was torn, his bow tie squinty and matted hair fell over his face.
    • Smoothing the sweat - matted hair off his brow, she felt her despair ebb away in the face of her growing determination.
    • I hugged the dead dog and cried a gallon of tears into its matted fur, begging it to wake up.
    • So I began to pull the debris out of my matted hair, just for something to do.
    • She twisted her finger around a piece of her matted hair.
    • Pedestrians gasped and moved their children out of the way, far from the mad demon that had matted fur and wild eyes.
    • His bony limbs still had the tatters of his clothes hanging from them; his matted hair still clung stubbornly to his skull.
    • It's crumbling to pieces, and it's about as long as my forearm, brown with matted fur, with round little ears on top.
    • He threw back his matted hair that reached halfway down his back, the slightly warm water sending relief through his aching muscles.
    • She reached down to gently smooth the matted hair from his brow.
    • When I walked into the shower freezing cold water soaked me, making my wild, matted hair stick to my head.
    • Pushing her matted hair off her forehead, she got out of bed.
    • Tears rolled down his dirt - streaked face from under a long mass of matted, dirty red hair.
    • She then dried out her matted hair until it became a fuzzy red color.
    • He slipped back into his clothes and fixed his matted hair.
    Synonyms
    tangled, tangly, entangled, knotted, knotty, natty, tousled, dishevelled, uncombed, unkempt, felted, ratty, greasy, dirty
  • 2Covered or furnished with mats.

    the matted floor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My bare feet padded quietly on the matted floor of woven straw.
    • After the chairs got filled, some preferred to sit down on the matted floor, slouching against the wall with their eyes closed.
    • He knew there were to be three tables of guests on each side of the matted dance floor.
    • The competition standard matted floor area is proving invaluable to the 135 gymnasts who train at the club every week.
    • A wide, rectangular shaped room, the sparring grounds was lined with benches on the sides and a matted floor in the middle.
 
 
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