mat
/mæt/ noun [C]Definition
FLOOR › a piece of thick material that you put on the floor, often in order to protect it: There's a mat by the door for you to wipe your feet on.
TABLE › a small piece of plastic or other material that you put on a table so that hot plates and liquid will not damage it
(Definition of mat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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